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 Press Release: March 26 ,2019: Governor Northam Announces Budget Amendment to Eliminate Driver's License Suspensions for Nonpayment of Court Fines and Costs Gov Northam budget amendment 3-26-19  *UPDATE: On January 29, 2019, the Supreme Court of Virginia entered an Order to delay implementation of the new Discovery rules until July 1, 2020. While the Court reiterates that "reform of the criminal discovery rules is long overdue," they desire to coordinate and cooperate with the other branches of government. The letter from Chief Justice Lemons is found below: SCV Delays Discovery Rules Implementation On September 5, 2018, the Supreme Court of Virginia approved new rules regarding criminal discovery. After many years of work by VACDL members and our allies advocating for reform, a new playing field will emerge when these rules go into effect. To read the letter from Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons and the new rules, click below: JFV/NACDL/VACDL Lobby DayWe had an amazing Lobby Day on Friday, January 18, 2019, with over 50 justice reform seekers spending the morning (and into the afternoon) meeting with Delegates and Senators in Richmond. Many thanks to our friends at Justice Forward Virginia and NACDL for their diligent work in preparing for this event and ensuring that voices other than those of Commonwealth's Attorneys will be heard by our state representatives. And, there is still work to be done! We may need you (and all your criminal justice minded colleagues) to head to a Courts of Justice Committee meeting during this General Assembly session to speak out in favor of or against particular bills that are brought forward, so stay tuned! If you aren't familiar with Justice Forward Virginia or what they have on their "to do list", please click the link below:
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 "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice" -Martin Luther King, Jr.
| CLEThank you to our speakers, vendors and attendees for making the Spring Seminar a success! We hope to return to the University of Richmond for an event in the very near future. Mark your calendars for the Fall Annual Meeting in Harrisonburg on October 18th! DUES If you join VACDL today, you won't have to pay your dues again until April 2020! Get 2019 off to a great start by becoming a member of the only Virginia bar organization exclusively focused on criminal defense! SponsorsVACDL endorses the following sponsors and partners:
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