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Edwards v. Vesilind
No. 160643Supreme Court of Virginia
160643 Edwards v. Vesilind 09/15/2016 Considering an appeal from a civil contempt order entered after the Division of Legislative Services and several senators of the General Assembly, invoking legislative pri…
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160643 Edwards v. Vesilind 09/15/2016 Considering an appeal from a civil contempt order entered after the Division of Legislative…
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160643 Edwards v. Vesilind 09/15/2016 Considering an appeal from a civil contempt order entered after the Division of Legislative Services and several senators of the General Assembly, invoking legislative privilege, refused to comply with a production order in a matter pending before the circuit court, on the limited record before it, the circuit court abused its discretion by holding the senators and the Division in contempt because it erroneously ruled that the materials sought in the subpoenas duces tecum were not protected by Virginia's legislative privilege, as enshrined in the Speech or Debate Clause, Article IV, Section 9 of the Constitution of Virginia. Accordingly, the portion of…
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