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Charting The Course: Charter School Exploration In Virginia, Katherine E. Lehnen
Charting The Course: Charter School Exploration In Virginia, Katherine E. Lehnen
Law Student Publications
This comment reviews the background and status of the charter school movement in Part I and addresses legal challenges charters face in Part II. Part III provides an overview of Virginia's charter school law, and Part IV analyzes how the legislature can improve that law to foster charter school exploration in the Commonwealth.
Electing Justice Roush To The Supreme Court Of Virginia, Carl W. Tobias
Electing Justice Roush To The Supreme Court Of Virginia, Carl W. Tobias
Law Faculty Publications
In late April 2015, the Supreme Court of Virginia announced that Justice LeRoy F. Millette, Jr. would retire on July 31, 2015. Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe expeditiously created an open process for tapping a worthy successor. At July’s conclusion, the Governor appointed Fairfax County Circuit Judge Jane Marum Roush, an experienced, consensus jurist. On a Sunday night, merely two days after Roush swore her oath of office, Republican General Assembly leaders proclaimed their caucuses’ intention to elect another individual, despite conceding that Roush was very qualified. During the August special session, this concerted GOP endeavor prompted a Republican senator to …
Making Juvenile Justice More Humane And Effective, Julie Ellen Mcconnell
Making Juvenile Justice More Humane And Effective, Julie Ellen Mcconnell
Law Faculty Publications
Long commutes, high costs and too much time away from family are among the most common frustration for workers in Virginia. But while those annoyances may be tolerable when it comes to our daily commutes, they have become an unfortunate feature of Virginia’s youth justice system, which confines hundreds of youth in large institutions far from their homes.
When young people have regular visits with their family and other members of the community, they have a much higher chance of being rehabilitated and successfully returning to those communities. Currently, many incarcerated youth in Virginia are held far from their families, …
National Conference On Copyright Of State Legal Materials, Roger V. Skalbeck
National Conference On Copyright Of State Legal Materials, Roger V. Skalbeck
Law Faculty Publications
A surge in legislation and the lawsuits on the copyright status of state legal materials raises concerns about principles of open government and free accessibility and use of these materials. On December 2, 2016, the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) and Boston University School of Law are convening the National Conference of Copyright in State Legal Materials at BU Law. At this conference, all participants will be able to explore the issues surrounding state legal materials access through parallel goals of: Education, Inspiration, and Conversation.