Abstract
The goal of this Article is to review significant recent developments in Virginia local government law. First, this Article discusses a number of Supreme Court of Virginia and Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals cases published between July 1, 2018 and July 1, 2019. These cases involve questions of the First Amendment and social media, the First Amendment and employment law, attorney client privilege and Freedom of Information Act requests, vested rights issues in zoning ordinances, the powers of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and public finance. Second, this Article addresses new laws from the 2019 General Assembly. It is impossible to cover every important case and every relevant statutory amendment, so this Article focuses on the most important and/or interesting new cases and new laws.
Recommended Citation
Tyler C. Southall,
From Animal Control to Zoning: 2019 Local Government Law Update,
54
U. Rich. L. Rev.
205
(2019).
Available at:
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/lawreview/vol54/iss1/10
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