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Friday, April 4, 2025

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  • U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear spam appeal

    By Chris Rizo |
    WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a state's appeal to reinstate its law blocking spammers from sending mass unsolicited e-mails to computer users.

  • W. Va. Supreme Court agrees to review $4 million medmal verdict

    By Justin Anderson |
    Chief Justice Brent Benjamin CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Supreme Court justices has agreed to review a $4 million verdict in a Wetzel County medical malpractice case.

  • AP still going after Maynard's e-mails

    By Justin Anderson |
    Maynard CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Though former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Elliott "Spike" Maynard lost the election, The Associated Press still is going after eight of his e-mails to Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship.

  • Panel debates W.Va.'s 'hellhole' status

    By Justin Anderson |
    Hughes CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - It wasn't hard to see the ideological division between the plaintiff and defense bars during a panel discussion over whether West Virginia deserves to be called a "judicial hellhole."

  • Progress of judicial campaign reform an issue in recusal case

    By John O'Brien |
    Souter WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson stood before the nine Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday and warned them that the manner in which judges are elected is no longer working.

  • Tough day for both sides of judicial recusal case

    By John O'Brien |
    Chief Justice John Roberts WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Justices of a seemingly split U.S. Supreme Court took turns grilling attorneys on both sides of a key judicial recusal case during oral arguments Tuesday morning.

  • Reply filed in key judicial recusal case

    By John O'Brien |
    Benjamin WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys for a bankrupt coal company have filed one last brief before the United States Supreme Court decides if a Supreme Court justice should have recused himself from the case of a campaign supporter.

  • La. justices to U.S. SC: Don't believe everything you read

    By John O'Brien |
    Louisiana's Supreme Court justices, from left: Justice Jeannette Theriot Knoll, Justice Jeffrey P. Victory, Justice Catherine D. "Kitty" Kimball, Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., Justice Bernette J. Johnson, Justice Chet D. Traylor, Justice John L. Weimer WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Louisiana Supreme Court wants to make sure its name isn't dragged through the mud during a key judicial recusal case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • AG King files brief in W.Va. recusal issue

    By John O'Brien |
    King CHARLESTON (Legal Newsline) - Five more amicus briefs were filed with the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday in West Virginia's judicial recusal issue, including one by Alabama Attorney General Troy King.

  • Benjamin recuses himself from Massey cases

    By John O'Brien |
    Benjamin CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - While he waits for the U.S. Supreme Court to make a decision on his recusal policy, West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin is disqualifying himself from any cases involving a major campaign contributor.

  • Caperton always opposed Benjamin being on W.Va. SC

    By John O'Brien |
    Benjamin CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The man challenging West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin's ability to hear certain cases apparently never wanted Benjamin on the Court anyway.

  • United Mine Workers' president blasts Alabama AG

    By Chris Rizo |
    Cecil Roberts, Jr. FAIRFAX, Va. (Legal Newsline)-An call by the Alabama attorney general to get his counterparts around the nation to oppose the appeal Hugh Caperton and Harman Mining have before the U.S. Supreme Court against Massey Energy has drawn the ire of the president of the United Mine Workers.

  • AGs to weigh in on recusal case

    By John O'Brien |
    King CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - A group of state attorneys general may soon come to the aid of West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin.

  • Benjamin talks issues facing W.Va. court

    By John O'Brien |
    Benjamin CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin recently said the reputations of public officials can be unfairly linked to independent groups that support them.

  • Massey appealing fine to W.Va. SC

    By John O'Brien |
    Blankenship CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin may soon have to decide if he plans to recuse himself from another case involving his largest campaign supporter.

  • W.Va. Chief Justice Benjamin not receiving much support in Massey recusal issue

    By John O'Brien |
    Benjamin WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin's controversial decision not to step down from a $50 million case involving a campaign supporter is drawing input from several interested groups, including his colleagues from other states.

  • Law firm wants out-of-state asbestos claims heard in W.Va.

    By John O'Brien |
    Peirce WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A Pittsburgh firm is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that West Virginia courts should open their doors for out-of-state visitors with asbestos claims.

  • W.Va. SC rejects illiterate's educational malpractice suit

    By John O'Brien |
    Maynard CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The West Virginia Supreme Court has refused the argument of a man who says the public school system didn't adequately prepare him to become a functioning member of society.

  • Big verdict against Massey will stand

    By John O'Brien |
    Blankenship WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to hear the larger of two recent appeals involving Massey Energy and the West Virginia courts system.

  • Massey case about Starcher's e-mails dismissed

    By Chris Dickerson |
    Starcher CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Massey Energy's case against the administrative director of the state Supreme Court regarding access to outgoing Justice Larry Starcher's e-mails has been dismissed.