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Appeals judge: Chesterfield detective’s ‘dragnet’ of cellphone data violated Fourth Amendment
On Wednesday, a Richmond federal judge authored a harsh criticism of the Chesterfield Police Department’s practice of collecting broad amounts of cellphone location data from Google in the search for crime suspects. The criticism came in the form of a dissent from the court’s final ruling, which ultimately did not weigh in on the practice. U.S. Judge Roger Gregory warned that the practice was a violation of the Fourth Amendment, which protects citizens against unlawful intrusion from the government.
Early voting begins in Va. primary elections, featuring statewide races, all 100 House of Delegates seats
If you’re a little worn out by politics these days, you might want to sit down before reading this next sentence: Early voting starts Friday for Virginia’s June 17 primary elections. The spotlight is shining especially bright on Virginia this year. It is one of only two states (along with New Jersey) holding statewide elections following Donald Trump’s White House victory, and it is also the only state seen as broadly competitive. Virginia’s contests for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, along with all 100 seats in the House of Delegates, will serve as a trial run for next year’s congressional midterms and as a referendum on Trump’s policies.
Yancey: Early voting in the primaries starts today. Here are 10 things to know.
Yes, I know, I find it hard to believe, too, but we have another election already underway. Early voting begins Friday for the June 17 primaries. For those of you who aren’t up at dawn to read what’s in our daily newsletter, that means by the time you read this some votes have already been cast — which means somebody’s already ahead and somebody’s already behind. This year’s primaries involve two statewide nominations (the Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor and attorney general), some House of Delegates nominations (eight Republican primaries, nine Democratic ones) and some local offices (nine Democratic ones, 15 Republican ones).
Early voting starts Friday for June 17 primary election
Early voting starts Friday for the June 17 primary, with the Democratic Party nominations for lieutenant governor and attorney general at stake. Ballots across the state will show six Democrats seeking the nomination for lieutenant governor: union official Alex Bastani; state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, D-Chesterfield; Prince William County School Board chair Babur Lateef; state Sen. Aaron Rouse, D-Virginia Beach; former federal prosecutor Victor Salgado; and former Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney. The GOP candidate is longtime Richmond radio broadcaster John Reid.
Early voting for Virginia primaries begins today
Virginia voters can begin casting ballots Friday, May 2, as early voting opens for the June 17 primary elections. These primaries will determine party nominees for key statewide offices and legislative seats ahead of the November general election, which could reshape the state’s political landscape. While Virginia’s gubernatorial race between Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger is set, Democrats still have to settle their tickets for lieutenant governor and attorney general.
Youngkin aide steps down amid controversy over GOP’s lieutenant governor candidate
A top aide to Glenn Youngkin’s political operation has stepped down from his post leading the PAC, Spirit of Virginia, according to a person familiar with his departure and granted anonymity to describe internal matters. Matt Moran, a longtime Youngkin staffer, had become the center of a political firestorm in recent days after allegations emerged that John Reid, the presumptive GOP nominee for lieutenant governor, had maintained a social media account with pornographic images of naked men.
Audio clip adds fuel to dispute between Youngkin aide and GOP nominee
Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s top political aide offered to help “tamp down” attention to racy social media posts with disputed links to John Reid, the GOP nominee for Virginia lieutenant governor, if Reid dropped out of the race, according to a partial recording of a meeting The Washington Post reviewed. “It is in no one’s best interest for any of this to continue,” Matthew Moran, executive director of Youngkin’s Spirit of Virginia PAC, says in a four-minute portion of the roughly 30-minute recording.
Patrick County Board votes to censure supervisor
The Patrick County Board of Supervisors voted to have a resolution prepared to censure Steve Marshall of the Blue Ridge District and strip him of all committee assignments. The resolution states that Marshall has exhibited a "consistent display of unprofessional behavior … by his repeated attempts to silence, harass, intimidate, bully, threaten and defame other members of the Board." The resolution noted Marshall had treated members of other committees, boards, commissions, authorities and even county residents the same way.
Patrick County supervisor responds to censure
Blue Ridge District representative Steve Marshall has responded to a vote to censure him. The Patrick County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a resolution to censure Marshall at a regular meeting Monday night. The resolution alleges that Marshall has exhibited a "consistent display of unprofessional behavior … by his repeated attempts to silence, harass, intimidate, bully, threaten and defame other members of the Board." The Bulletin reached out to Marshall for his side of the story and he responded by email on Wednesday.
Richmond City Council’s apparent $50K budget boost for Michelle Mosby’s nonprofit was an error, official says
As the Richmond City Council wrapped its budget amendments Monday, members had $50,000 in taxpayer money remaining that hadn’t been dedicated for any particular purpose. In public, the council agreed to set that money to the side and figure out what to do with it later. But when the council published a document online this week formalizing its budget decisions, the spreadsheet indicated the $50,000 would go to the nonprofit run by former mayoral candidate Michelle Mosby.