Attorney General Bob McDonnell has filed papers for the state to intervene in the Episcopal Church case in Northern Virginia.
The case, tried last fall, pits the diocese against 11 congregations that want to break away; millions of dollars in church property hangs in the balance. McDonnell said that since the constitutionality of a state statute was challenged in the case, the commonwealth needs to be a party.
The Washington Post has details.
Showing posts with label Northern Virginia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Northern Virginia. Show all posts
Monday, January 14, 2008
Monday, December 17, 2007
Supreme Court to hear challenges to transportation plan
The Supreme Court of Virginia has granted expedited review and will hear arguments Jan. 8 on the constitutionality of regional transportation the General Assembly adopted for Northern Virginia.
That means the court will hear two related cases, Marshall v. Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, Record No. 071959 and Board of Supervisors of Loudoun County v. Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, Record No. 01979, barely four months after Arlington County Circuit Judge Benjamin N.A. Kendrick rejected the challenges.
The opponents contend, among other things, that the Virginia Constitution bars an unelected body such as the authority from imposing the taxes proposed to finance the revenue bonds specified for transportation improvements.
The Supreme Court session beginning Jan. 7 has several other cases of note, including the death penalty of a man convicted of killing a Norfolk policeman in October 2005, whether foundations at the state’s teaching hospitals have charitable immunity, and whether submission of scientific reports from the Virginia Department of Forensic Science without testimony from a technician violates the Confrontation Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
That means the court will hear two related cases, Marshall v. Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, Record No. 071959 and Board of Supervisors of Loudoun County v. Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, Record No. 01979, barely four months after Arlington County Circuit Judge Benjamin N.A. Kendrick rejected the challenges.
The opponents contend, among other things, that the Virginia Constitution bars an unelected body such as the authority from imposing the taxes proposed to finance the revenue bonds specified for transportation improvements.
The Supreme Court session beginning Jan. 7 has several other cases of note, including the death penalty of a man convicted of killing a Norfolk policeman in October 2005, whether foundations at the state’s teaching hospitals have charitable immunity, and whether submission of scientific reports from the Virginia Department of Forensic Science without testimony from a technician violates the Confrontation Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Friday, April 20, 2007
Diaz, O’Connell leave Rees, Broome & Diaz
Ray Diaz and Ed O’Connell, both experienced community association lawyers, have left Vienna-based Rees, Broome & Diaz to join Whiteford Taylor & Preston. The latter firm, with its home base in Baltimore, has over 155 lawyers in five offices throughout Maryland, DC and Virginia.
Both men will staff WTP’s new Northern Virginia office, which will open later this year, according to a statement from Andrew Terrell, head of the firm’s present Virginia office in Alexandria.
Diaz has practiced in Northern Virginia since earning his law degree from Georgetown in 1973; he was one of the pioneers of condominium law and community association work in the metro DC area. He served as president of the Virginia State Bar in 1991-92. He is counsel to WTP.
O’Connell, who received his law degree in 1994 from the Catholic University law school, is a partner with the new firm.
Both men will staff WTP’s new Northern Virginia office, which will open later this year, according to a statement from Andrew Terrell, head of the firm’s present Virginia office in Alexandria.
Diaz has practiced in Northern Virginia since earning his law degree from Georgetown in 1973; he was one of the pioneers of condominium law and community association work in the metro DC area. He served as president of the Virginia State Bar in 1991-92. He is counsel to WTP.
O’Connell, who received his law degree in 1994 from the Catholic University law school, is a partner with the new firm.
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