In this opinion, the Court finds that a whistleblower’s one-year statute of limitations begins running the moment an adverse employment action occurs—even if the employee doesn’t fully understand its significance until later.More
Category Archives: SCV Opinions
In re: Hargrove, Record No. 240316 (Va. Dec. 18, 2025)
In this opinion, the Court denies a petition for a writ of actual innocence, filed over three decades after a 1991 conviction for rape, sexual abuse, and abduction.More
Ellis v. Jolley, Record No. 240930 (Va. Dec. 11, 2025)
In today’s published opinion, the Supreme Court considers whether sovereign immunity protects a municipality and its employee. More
Doe v. Green, Record No. 240794 (Va. Nov. 26, 2025)
No new opinions come out of the Supreme Court today, but last Wednesday, the Court released an opinion rejecting arguments that a newer, more favorable statute of limitations could apply to claims that accrued years before the statute’s enactment. More
Commonwealth v. Jackson, Record No. 240843 (Va. Nov. 20, 2025)
The Supreme Court of Virginia releases one opinion today in which it clarifies the fine line between a judge properly considering a defendant’s lack of remorse at sentencing and improperly punishing someone for exercising their constitutional right to plead not guilty. More
Ticonderoga Farms, LLC v. Knop, Record No. 240772 (Va. Nov. 6, 2025)
The Supreme Court of Virginia releases one opinion today in which it decides when LLC members can be judicially expelled and when an LLC can be forcibly dissolved. More
Orndoff v. Commonwealth, Record No. 240394 (Va. Sept. 25, 2025)
In today’s sole opinion, a fractured Supreme Court of Virginia discusses under what circumstances a trial court has the power of summary contempt. More
Commonwealth v. Hubbard, Record No. 240310 (Va. Sept. 11, 2025)
The one published opinion out of the Supreme Court of Virginia today centers on the constitutional limits of police searches during arrests, specifically addressing how intrusive a search can be before it violates Fourth Amendment protections. More
Swango v. Virginia State Bar, Record No. 241016 (Va. July 31, 2025)
In its sole opinion today, the Supreme Court of Virginia addresses the difference between retainers and advanced legal fees. More
Toll Road Investors P’ship II v. State Corporation Commission, Record No. 250002 (Va. July 17, 2025)
The Supreme Court of Virginia releases one opinion today in which it affirms the State Corporation Commission’s denial of a toll increase for the Dulles Greenway, rejecting both statutory and constitutional challenges brought by the toll road operator. More
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