A Virginia circuit court on Tuesday struck down a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at giving lawmakers the option to redraw congressional districts mid-decade, dealing a major setback to Democratic legislative leaders who say the change is needed to respond to partisan gerrymandering in some Republican-led states and had hoped to put the measure before voters in an April referendum.

Many missed court appearances happen not out of defiance, but because people simply forget or misunderstand the process. Yet under Virginia’s current system, defendants must proactively opt in to receive hearing reminders—often by completing multiple steps that can be hard to find and easy to overlook.

Property divisions during divorces can often be acrimonious, but for Honeyhline and Jason Heidemann the matter reached a whole new level of import. The couple couldn't decide who should retain ownership of the frozen embryos created with Honeyhline's eggs ...

WASHINGTON − Virginia Republicans have asked the Supreme Court to let them reinstate a purge of suspected noncitizens from voter rolls. Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares filed an emergency petition with the high court hours after a federal appeals ...

Impacted community members testified before a House of Delegates subcommittee about how court fines and fees are preventing them from reintegrating into society.