Wednesday, October 03, 2007

On getting barred from the 27th Circuit

The Roanoke Times reports here that Circuit Judge Showalter has "taken the unusual step of barring a Christiansburg lawyer from practicing law in his judicial circuit.."

Monday, October 01, 2007

District Court decision affirmed in Virginia open primary case

Today, in Miller v. Brown, the Fourth Circuit in an opinion by Senior Judge Wilkins, joined by Judge Duncan, affirmed in its entirety the prior decision by District Judge Henry Hudson in the open primary case, rejecting the issues raised by the plaintiffs and the election officials.