The Revised Code of the Laws of Virginia
Author : Virginia
Publisher :
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 28,21 MB
Release : 1819
Category : Law
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Author : Virginia
Publisher :
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 28,21 MB
Release : 1819
Category : Law
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Author : United States Sentencing Commission
Publisher :
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 47,94 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
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Author : Virginia
Publisher :
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 25,80 MB
Release : 1920
Category : Election law
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Author : Virginia
Publisher :
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 27,50 MB
Release : 1803
Category : Law
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Author : Peter Wallenstein
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 36,98 MB
Release : 2013-02-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0813924871
Women were once excluded everywhere from the legal profession, but by the 1990s the Virginia Supreme Court had three women among its seven justices. This is just one example of how law in Virginia has been transformed over the past century, as it has across the South and throughout the nation. In Blue Laws and Black Codes, Peter Wallenstein shows that laws were often changed not through legislative action or constitutional amendment but by citizens taking cases to state and federal courtrooms. Due largely to court rulings, for example, stores in Virginia are no longer required by "blue laws" to close on Sundays. Particularly notable was the abolition of segregation laws, modified versions of southern states’ "black codes" dating back to the era of slavery and the first years after emancipation. Virginia’s long road to racial equality under the law included the efforts of black civil rights lawyers to end racial discrimination in the public schools, the 1960 Richmond sit-ins, a case against segregated courtrooms, and a court challenge to a law that could imprison or exile an interracial couple for their marriage. While emphasizing a single state, Blue Laws and Black Codes is framed in regional and national contexts. Regarding blue laws, Virginia resembled most American states. Regarding racial policy, Virginia was distinctly southern. Wallenstein shows how people pushed for changes in the laws under which they live, love, work, vote, study, and shop—in Virginia, the South, and the nation.
Author : Lexis Law Publishing Staff
Publisher :
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 13,80 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780327111719
Author : International Code Council
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Page : pages
File Size : 12,30 MB
Release : 2021-05-12
Category :
ISBN : 9781955052795
Author : Virginia Code Commission
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Page : pages
File Size : 45,40 MB
Release : 1947
Category : Law
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Author : Virginia. Revisors of the Civil Code
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Page : 784 pages
File Size : 11,63 MB
Release : 1849
Category : Courts
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Author :
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Page : pages
File Size : 10,50 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Criminal law
ISBN : 9780327181712