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Virginia Cop Who Pepper-Sprayed Army Officer Fired After Damning Video Released

U.S. Army Lt. Caron Nazario filed a lawsuit against the two Windsor, Virginia police officers—one of whom has been fired—for allegedly violating his constitutional rights by illegally assaulting, detaining, and searching him. (Photo: Windsor Police body camera screen grab)

Virginia Abolishes 'Ultimate Denial of Human Rights That Is the Death Penalty'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed legislation abolishing the death penalty statewide at a ceremony outside the Greensville Correctional Center. (Photo: Office of Gov. Ralph Northam)

An Amnesty International USA advocate said that "we hope to see more states work to retire this most extreme punishment to where it belongs—as a relic of the past, not a part of our future."

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Investors Managing $250 Billion in Assets Call on Big Banks to Stop Funding Mountain Valley Pipeline

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

Opposition to the Mountain Valley Pipeline Project is visible on a roadside sign in Bent Mountain, Virginia. (Photo: Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

"The institutions dumping funds into this unnecessary fracked gas project are...

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Virginia—the Nation's "Death Penalty Capital"—Poised to Become First State in South to Ban Capital Punishment

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Derick Lane (L) and his son Desmond of Richmond, Virginia protest against capital punishment outside the Greensville Correctional Center November 10, 2009 near Jarratt, Virginia.

"Thankfully, the repeal of the death penalty by its leading practitioner gives...

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Virginia is poised to become the first Southern state to abolish capital punishment. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

After 412 Years and 1,391 Executions, Virginia Poised to Abolish Death Penalty as Senate Passes Historic Bill

This statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee stood in the U.S. Capitol for 111 years before its removal on December 21, 2020. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images)

In 'Important Step Forward,' Statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee Removed From U.S. Capitol

Virginia Online Registration Portal Left Unworkable—Just Hours Before Deadline—After Cable 'Accidentally Cut'

People stand in line, spaced six apart due to Covid-19, in order to vote early at the Fairfax Government Center on September 18, 2020 in Fairfax, Virginia. Voters waited up to four hours to early vote in the upcoming 2020 presidential election. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

As Early Voting Begins in Key States, Advocates Emphasize 'Election Day' Not Just in November This Year—It's Now!

'The Future Does Not Belong to You,' Climate Campaigners Say to Big Oil After Cancellation of Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Federal Judge Upholds Expanded Absentee Ballot Law in Virginia, Blocking Right-Wing Group's Attempt at Voter Suppression

Protesters rally in downtown San Diego against California's stay-at-home order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, on April 18, 2020

Warren Says by Backing Protests, Trump Is 'Trying to Turn This Health Crisis Into a Political Rally for Himself'

'Stop Tweeting. People Are Dying': Trump Condemned for Twitter Rampage Encouraging Right-Wing Protests

Gun Control Advocates Counter Pro-Gun Richmond Rally, Lobbying for Regulation and Calling for Nonviolence

'A Truly Historic Moment': 50 Years After Congress Passed ERA, Amendment Meets Constitutional Threshold With Virginia's Approval

Threats of violence at a gun rally scheduled for Monday in Richmond, Virginia prompted Gov. Ralph Northam to declare a temporary state of emergency.

Citing Threat From Armed Groups, Virginia Gov. Declares Emergency and Bans Guns at State Capitol

Democratic Victory in Virginia Paves Way for Final Approval of Equal Rights Amendment

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Amnesty International - USA

Amnesty International USA Applauds Virginia for Abolishing the Death Penalty

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Virginia Expands Access to Democracy by Restoring Voting Rights to Returning Citizens

Public Citizen

Virginia Becomes the 22nd State to Support an Amendment to Overturn Citizens United

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Virginia’s Online Voter Registration System Crashes on Eve of Deadline, a Repeat of 2016

Chesapeake Climate Action Network

Virginia Passes Historic 100% Clean Energy Legislation

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Working People Win Big in Virginia and Kentucky

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