virginia issues

In an interesting and topical decision the US (Federal) Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-to-1 in favor of one Gavin Grimm, who'd sued the Gloucester County School Board, arguing that its policy requiring students to use facilities that correspond with their "biological gender" (as on the...

This is just plain nuts. http://www2.insidenova.com/news/2011/dec/29/va-gop-require-loyalty-oath-presidential-primary-ar-1574984/ It's all good and well according to Virginia election law. I don't know if the law is unconstitutional or violates any federal statute, but I hope that someone...

Unless you can come up with another reason to celebrate the losing side of a war in which one side seceded from the Union to protect owning other people. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/07/AR2010040704411.html Isn't it painfully obvious that this is a political...

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Apparently the state would rather shuffle kids through foster care http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=81624&ran=59480 The ban "directs adoption agencies, before recommending an adoption, to investigate whether an applicant “is known to engage in current voluntary...