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McGuireWoods Consulting

Virginia 2022 Legislative Session Preview

The Virginia 2022 General Assembly convened Jan. 12, 2022, in Richmond for a 60-day session, and Glenn Youngkin was sworn into office on Jan. 15, 2022, as the commonwealth’s 74th governor. Given the changes in the House of...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the...

Virginia’s New Data Privacy Law: An Uncertain Next Step for State Data Protection

On March 2, 2021, Governor Ralph Northam signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) into law. This made Virginia the second state to enact a consumer privacy and data security law, and follows hot the heels of...more

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Virginia Governor Pushes for Additional Changes to Marijuana Legislation Passed by the General Assembly

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In late February, we blogged about legislation passed by the Virginia General Assembly legalizing recreational marijuana. On March 31, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam submitted a substitute bill to the Senate for...more

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Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act: A Growing Wave of Comprehensive State Privacy Laws

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Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) is expected to be signed into law by Governor Ralph Northam and will be the second comprehensive state data privacy law in the United States after the California Consumer Privacy...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

Virginia: The Road to Adult Use Cannabis Legalization

The Virginia General Assembly is currently considering adult use cannabis legalization this session. Governor Northam has made it a priority. The legislative black caucus has endorsed it and the legislative sponsors in both...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Virginia 2021 Legislative Preview

The Virginia 2021 General Assembly session will be unlike any we have seen in the past. Coming off a months-long special session, Republicans in the Senate and House of Delegates intend to keep the session to the 30-day...more

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Changing Times – Recent Developments Give Cannabis Businesses New Optimism (Part 2)

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In last week’s article we discussed some of the recent developments at the state, federal, and international levels that have given cannabis businesses new reasons to be optimistic in 2021.  In this second of a two-part...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends, Issue 7

This seventh edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, sees a continuation of the trend we identified last week: shutdown challenges, workers' compensation claims, and wrongful death lawsuits...more

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Virginia’s Right To Work Law Is Under Attack

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Virginia Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw (D-Fairfax) has introduced a bill to repeal a key provision of Virginia’s right to work law. Since 1947, the law in Virginia has been that no one can be compelled to join a union...more

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