West Virginia high court hears open records case
Daniel Skallman Feature September 13, 2010 The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals heard oral arguments last Wednesday on whether to overturn a lower court ruling finding that petition signatures...
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Daniel Skallman Feature September 24, 2010 The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that signatures for a voter referendum are considered public documents subject to disclosure under...
View ArticleCase against reporter for photo in polling station dropped
Stephen Miller Feature October 20, 2010 A West Virginia judge Monday dropped all charges filed against the publisher of a West Virginia monthly paper who photographed a worker inside a polling station...
View ArticleW.Va. court to decide if privilege protects sources
Lyndsey Wajert Feature January 25, 2011A newspaper in West Virginia is attempting to maintain its privilege to refuse to disclose confidential sources after a lower-court judge ordered the paper to...
View ArticleW.Va. shield bill passed, awaits acting governor's signature
Kristen Rasmussen Feature March 14, 2011The West Virginia Legislature passed a state shield law for reporters over the weekend. The bill will now go to acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin for his signature....
View ArticleWest Virginia acting governor signs reporter shield law
Kristen Rasmussen Feature April 6, 2011West Virginia earlier this week became the 40th state, along with the District of Columbia, to provide statutory protection for subpoenaed reporters when acting...
View ArticleSeparate look at each charge needed to overcome privilege
Kristen Rasmussen Feature May 9, 2011A West Virginia trial judge erred when she ordered a newspaper to reveal the identities of anonymous sources and documents in a defamation suit against the paper,...
View ArticleOmitting exculpatory detail could make report false
Kristen Rasmussen Feature May 19, 2011A West Virginia daycare owner’s claims against a local television station that reported “serious allegations of abuse and neglect” at the facility, but omitted the...
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Date: May 1, 2012 Delinquency and dependency proceedings: The public is generally excluded from juvenile court proceedings in West Virginia, although the court may admit people with a legitimate...
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Date: August 1, 2012Summary of statute(s): An individual who is a party to either an in-person conversation or electronic communication, or who has the consent of one of the parties to the...
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