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  2. Constitution of West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of the State of West Virginia [1] is the supreme law of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It expresses the rights of the state's citizens and provides the framework for the organization of law and government. West Virginia is governed under its second and current constitution, which dates from 1872.

  3. West Virginia Law Review - Wikipedia

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    Mike Callaghan Former Chairman of the West Virginia Democratic Party and former Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. William C. Marland 24th governor of West Virginia (1953-1957) and West Virginia Attorney General (1949-1952) Mario Palumbo West Virginia Attorney General (1990-1992) and former state senator.

  4. West Virginia Legislature - Wikipedia

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    The West Virginia Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of West Virginia. A bicameral legislative body, the legislature is split between the upper Senate and the lower House of Delegates. It was established under Article VI of the West Virginia Constitution following the state's split from Virginia during the American Civil War ...

  5. List of U.S. state statutory codes - Wikipedia

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    Originally published in 1857 by A. O. P. Nicholson, Public Printer, as The Revised Code of the District of Columbia, prepared under the Authority of the Act of Congress, entitled "An act to improve the laws of the District of Columbia, and to codify the same," approved March 3, 1855.

  6. List of West Virginia state legislatures - Wikipedia

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    "Guide to Law Online: U.S. West Virginia: Legislative", guides.loc.gov, Washington DC: Library of Congress This page was last edited on 4 January 2025, at 05:09 ...

  7. Government of West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    West Virginia Capitol Building. The Government of West Virginia is modeled after the Government of the United States, with three branches: the executive, consisting of the Governor of West Virginia and the other elected constitutional officers; the legislative, consisting of the West Virginia Legislature which includes the Senate and the House of Delegates; and the judicial, consisting of the ...

  8. Murder in West Virginia law - Wikipedia

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    In the state of West Virginia the common law felony murder rule is codified at W. Va. Code § 61-2-1 (1991). This statute provides that someone kills another during the commission of, or attempt to commit arson, kidnapping, sexual assault, robbery, burglary, breaking and entering, escape from lawful custody, or a felony offense of manufacturing or delivering a controlled substance shall be ...

  9. Abortion in West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    West Virginia's primary abortion statute is a holdover from a Virginia law passed in 1848. [6] The statute reads: Any person who shall administer to, or cause to be taken by, a woman, any drug or other thing, or use any means, with intent to destroy her unborn child, or to produce abortion or miscarriage, and shall thereby destroy such child, or produce such abortion or miscarriage, shall be ...