Virginia law permits judgment creditors to freeze a debtor's bank account through garnishment. This legal tactic requires that the bank freeze the money in the debtor's account and eventually send it to the creditor. A creditor must strictly comply with legal requirements, however, and may not ...
Two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the debate over abortion access is playing out in elections and the courts.
Republican lawmakers launched a robust attempt to enshrine language in the state constitution that would have said there was no right to abortion. While the legislature has since changed significantly, many members who supported the effort are still in office. ...
There are pushes to add constitutional rights to abortion in Minnesota, Montana, Nevada and Virginia, where it’s legal in most cases already; and in Arizona, Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota, where heavier restrictions are in place. In Missouri, where abortion is banned throu...
Supreme Court opinion that indicates a majority of the court’s conservative justices are ready to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that established the constitutional right to abortion in 1973. (ABC News, which is FiveThirtyEight’s parent company,has not independently confirmedthe ...
“If the Trump campaign decides to spend a whole lot more money in Virginia and put their nonexistent field operation all in Virginia, it wouldn't make me or Tim Kaine too upset,” he said. “Kamala Harris is doing fine on our issue rollout,” Warner added. “Particularly at...
How many states allowed abortion before Roe v. Wade? What states are punitive damages insurable? What allows states to pass right-to-work laws? What judicial powers does the governor of a state have? What does the 24th Amendment state?
Why are people talking about it after the election? The movement began catching wind in the United States years ago but has gone viral following Trump’s reelection. Gender and gender-based rights appeared to be a large part of the presidential election and other state races. Abortion and re...
Washington —The Supreme Court kicks off its new term Monday, taking the bench for the first time since the justiceshanded down blockbuster decisionsover the summer on guns, a widely used abortion pill, the regulatory power of federal agencies and presidential immunity. ...
She was most recently seen in the 2023 TV movie Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation. So what happened to the lake you ask? Well, it was filmed partly in Lake Lure, North Carolina, and Mountain Lake, Virginia. Mountain Lake dried up in 2008 and was nothing more than a pond until ...