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Virginia Obscenity Proceedings Against Two Books
On June 22, 2022, our clients鈥攍ocal bookstores Prince Books, Read Books, One More Page Books, and bbgb tales for kids, as well as American Booksellers for Free Expression, Association of American Publishers, Inc., Authors Guild, Inc., American Library Association, Virginia Library Association, and Freedom to Read Foundation鈥攆iled motions seeking to dismiss obscenity proceedings against two books, highlighting the unconstitutional nature of the proceedings and noting that the books are not obscene as a matter of law.
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Virginia
Oct 2021
LGBTQ Rights
Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board
Gavin Grimm sued his school board for excluding him the restrooms any other boy in his school would use 鈥� simply because he is transgender.
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Virginia
Oct 2021
LGBTQ Rights
Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board
Gavin Grimm sued his school board for excluding him the restrooms any other boy in his school would use 鈥� simply because he is transgender.
Virginia
Sep 2021
Voting Rights
Adkins v. Virginia Redistricting Commission (Amicus)
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Virginia
Sep 2021
Voting Rights
Adkins v. Virginia Redistricting Commission (Amicus)
Virginia
May 2020
Voting Rights
League of Women Voters of Virginia v. Virginia State Board of Elections
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the 老澳门开奖结果 and 老澳门开奖结果 of Virginia filed a federal lawsuit on April 17, 2020, challenging Virginia鈥檚 鈥渨itness requirement.鈥� Under Virginia law, any voter who submits an absentee ballot by mail must open the envelope containing the ballot in front of another person, fill out the ballot, and then have that other person sign the outside of the ballot envelope before it is mailed back.
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Virginia
May 2020
Voting Rights
League of Women Voters of Virginia v. Virginia State Board of Elections
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the 老澳门开奖结果 and 老澳门开奖结果 of Virginia filed a federal lawsuit on April 17, 2020, challenging Virginia鈥檚 鈥渨itness requirement.鈥� Under Virginia law, any voter who submits an absentee ballot by mail must open the envelope containing the ballot in front of another person, fill out the ballot, and then have that other person sign the outside of the ballot envelope before it is mailed back.
Virginia
Jun 2019
Racial Justice
Home of Virginia, Inc. V. Wisely Properties,Llc and Multifamily Management Services, Inc.
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Virginia, along with Relman, Dane & Colfax, PLLC, a Washington, D.C.-based civil rights law firm, filed a federal lawsuit against the owner of a Chesterfield County apartment complex for application policies that discriminate against black people. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on behalf of Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia, Inc. (HOME), explains how the blanket criminal record screening policy used at Sterling Glen Apartments is intended to keep African Americans from living there and disproportionately harms people of color.
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Virginia
Jun 2019
Racial Justice
Home of Virginia, Inc. V. Wisely Properties,Llc and Multifamily Management Services, Inc.
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Virginia, along with Relman, Dane & Colfax, PLLC, a Washington, D.C.-based civil rights law firm, filed a federal lawsuit against the owner of a Chesterfield County apartment complex for application policies that discriminate against black people. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on behalf of Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia, Inc. (HOME), explains how the blanket criminal record screening policy used at Sterling Glen Apartments is intended to keep African Americans from living there and disproportionately harms people of color.