Archive for January 15th, 2010
Critics say plan to reform courts not enough
Charleston Daily Mail
By Ry Rivard
January 15, 2010
Several efforts to reform West Virginia’s court system are now fully backed by Gov. Joe Manchin, although supporters of court reform say the plans do not go far enough and critics argue the changes may do little to change things.
In his Wednesday State of the State address, Manchin said [...]
Will W.Va. finally get ‘right of appeal’?
The Charleston Gazette
By Mark Sadd
January 15, 2010
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In the movies, when the jury hands down an unjust verdict, the scrappy underdog lawyer — isn’t it always either Henry Fonda or Al Pacino? — exclaims with steely resolve: “We’re gonna take it all the way to the Supreme Court!”
He does, and he wins — [...]
Manchin proposes public financing for Supreme Court elections
The Charleston Gazette
By The Associated Press
January 14, 2010
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Joe Manchin and the state Supreme Court hope to shore up public confidence in a West Virginia judicial system that has been scrutinized by the nation’s highest court and branded a “hellhole” by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Manchin wants to allow for public financing [...]
