For the first time in Virginia’s history, people with past convictions will be able to have their record sealed from public view. Virginia’s General Assembly passed the record-sealing law in 2021, and ...

Legislation that would shield thousands of past court cases from public view could violate the First Amendment’s right of access to judicial records, according to two Virginia attorneys who handle ...

When two bureau chiefs and an editor traveled along the Appalachias visiting courthouses, they put 1000 miles on the rental car’s odometer over the course of a week. They were making a point. Virginia ...

Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano (D-Fairfax) and a bipartisan coalition of Virginia prosecutors told lawmakers in Richmond the state faces a “crisis” in its criminal justice system ...