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Reform report draws praise across the board
11/19/2009 9:15 AM By Chris Dickerson -Statehouse Bureau

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CHARLESTON -- State and national groups have offered praise for this week's report issued by the Independent Commission on Judicial Reform.

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Workman: Former justice's e-mails should be released
11/18/2009 3:37 PM By John O'Brien -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - State Supreme Court Justice Margaret Workman has filed her dissent in a public records case, arguing that 13 e-mails written by former Justice Spike Maynard should have been released to the public.

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Mall didn't discriminate, Justices rule
11/18/2009 8:32 AM By Steve Korris -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - Charleston Town Center guards did not discriminate against two African-American teens, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals says.

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Benjamin offers thoughts on judicial reform topics
11/13/2009 8:30 AM By Chris Dickerson -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - The Independent Commission on Judicial Reform is scheduled to submit its report to Gov. Joe Manchin on Nov. 15.

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Justices reject woman's comp claim for tripping in street
11/13/2009 7:45 AM By Steve Korris -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - West Virginia's Supreme Court of Appeals rejected a workers compensation claim from a woman who tripped as she crossed a street on a 15-minute break from her job.

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Justices say Maynard's e-mails shouldn't have been public
11/12/2009 7:19 PM By Steve Korris and Chris Dickerson -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON -- Private communications of government employees don't belong to the public, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals decided on Nov. 12. Four Justices agreed that state law doesn't require disclosure of electronic mail between former Justice Spike Maynard and Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship.
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Massey victorious as controversial $50M case comes to end in W.Va.
11/12/2009 4:22 PM By John O'Brien -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON -- For a third time, the West Virginia Supreme Court has overturned a $50 million verdict in a case that called into question when a justice should recuse himself or herself.

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Wis. SC: Contributions shouldn't spark judicial recusal
11/10/2009 3:28 PM By John O'Brien -Statehouse Bureau
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided not to force judicial recusal standards on its justices in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision.

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Morgantown attorney surrenders law license amidst 41 ethics complaints
11/6/2009 8:31 AM By Lawrence Smith -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - Following numerous allegations he'd abandoned his clients, a Monongalia County attorney has decided to abandon his license to practice law.

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Carrick had few disciplinary problems prior to '08
11/6/2009 8:28 AM By Lawrence Smith -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - Prior to his suspension and subsequent annulment, records show only a handful of complaints were lodged with C. Patrick Carrick in his 31-year legal career in which only one led to disciplinary action.

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Parents of boys killed in wreck can't sue state, Justices rule
11/6/2009 8:25 AM By Steve Korris -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON -- Parents of two young men who drowned when their vehicle dropped off the edge of a single lane bridge can't sue the state Division of Highways, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has decided.

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