Judge Sides With UVA In Free Speech Suit; More Va., Headlines

Staff Report, Virginia Mercury

August 23, 2022

• A federal judge sided with the University of Virginia in a free speech lawsuit from a former medical student who claimed he was suspended because he publicly questioned professors’ claims about microaggressions.—Richmond Times-Dispatch

• Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration has launched what it’s calling a “Partnership for Petersburg” involving state and local officials, businesses and nonprofits that aims to help the city in areas such as lagging school performance and high crime.—Washington Post, Richmond Times-Dispatch

• Youngkin “is set to make a campaign stop next month in Nevada, his first appearance in early 2024 nominating state and part of a broader midterm push that’s coming amid speculation he’s weighing a presidential bid.”—Politico

• Some of 60 tenants being evicted by an apartment complex in Portsmouth said the management company failed to respond to state officials’ requests for information to get them enrolled in Virginia’s rent relief program.—Virginian-Pilot

• A former Roanoke councilman was sentenced to two and a half years behind bars for embezzling $200,000 from a community nonprofit and $15,000 from the city. The sentencing hearing drew a small crowd, and one person was arrested.—Roanoke Times

• The first class of students admitted to Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School in Richmond under a new admissions policy that ended the use of an achievement test in an effort to create a more equitable admissions process is beginning school.—VPM

• A Northern Virginia man is one of four people worldwide who has such a high level of COVID-19 antibodies that he’s been called the medical equivalent of the Holy Grail and has been featured in international studies.—Free Lance-Star

• Robert Lambeth, who since 1983 has served as president of the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia, a nonprofit that represents 27 independent colleges and universities around the state including George Washington University and Emory & Henry, is stepping down to raise llamas.—Cardinal News

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