Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:17 PM EDT2013-05-23 02:17:39 GMT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A civil liberties group has filed a federal lawsuit against law enforcement and mental health officials on behalf of a former Marine who was detained in a psychiatric facility afterMore >>
A civil liberties group has filed a federal lawsuit against law enforcement and mental health officials on behalf of a former Marine who was detained in a psychiatric facility after posting strident anti-government messages on Facebook...More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:23 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:23:59 GMT
HANOVER, VA—A Hanover County mother found guilty of falsely claiming to have cancer in order to receive donations received to a ten year sentence in April, all of which was suspended. In January, MarthaMore >>
A Hanover County mother found guilty of falsely claiming to have cancer in order to receive donations received to a ten year sentence in April, all of which was suspended...More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:00 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:00:14 GMT
Powhatan, VA—Many here in Central Virginia are searching for ways to help the tornado victims in Oklahoma. A group of women in Powhatan decided to take matters into their own hands, and are pitching inMore >>
Many here in Central Virginia are searching for ways to help the tornado victims in Oklahoma. A group of women in Powhatan decided to take matters into their own hands, and are pitching in to help in the best way they can...More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:23 PM EDT2013-05-22 23:23:53 GMT
Spotsylvania County, VA—A former Spotsylvania County Schools assistant coach is behind bars, after police say he engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a teenage Courtland High School student. In theMore >>
A former Spotsylvania County Schools assistant coach is behind bars, after police say he engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a teenage Courtland High School student...More >>
RICHMOND, VA. (AP) - On Monday's 85th anniversary of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized state-mandated sterilizations of "undesirables," a Virginia lawmaker is proposing the state offer token reparations to victims still living.
Democratic Delegate Patrick Hope of Alexandria is asking Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell and the General Assembly for "a symbolic payment" to people institutionalized and forced to undergo surgical sterilizations under the discredited pseudoscience of "eugenics."
Virginia's legislature in 2001 adopted a statement of regret for the eugenics law that stayed on the books until 1979. In 2002, then-Gov. Mark Warner issued a formal apology for it.
Good intentions aside, University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias warns that payments - symbolic or otherwise - for such past wrongs could invite expensive litigation against the state.
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