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Va. State Senate seeks dismissal of Chase civil rights suit
Federal lawsuit filed by state senator objects to her January censure
In a response to state Sen. Amanda Chase’s lawsuit claiming her civil rights were violated by her political censure last month, attorneys representing the Virginia State Senate and its clerk
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Chase sues Senate over censure, claims civil rights violation
GOP gubernatorial hopeful seeks injunction in federal court
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A week after being censured by the state Senate, Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield County, is suing the legislative body and its clerk for violating Chase’s civil rights, including her First
Chase apologizes to Va. Senate ‘if I offended any one of you’; censure still in play
Democratic resolution sponsor says Chase's words "fell far short" of apology
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Updated Jan. 24 In a bid to avoid becoming the first state senator censured since 1986, state Sen. Amanda Chase on Friday apologized to her Senate colleagues, saying she was
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Chase stripped of last committee assignment in Senate
Censure resolution also moves forward in committee vote
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A resolution to censure state Sen. Amanda Chase moved forward Tuesday, and the embattled Republican from Chesterfield County also was stripped of her last committee assignment, although not without objections.
Northam calls FEMA denial ‘a slap in the face’
Trump administration declined federal funding for Va. National Guard, police at U.S. Capitol
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In a tweet Tuesday, Gov. Ralph Northam decried the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s denial of federal funding for the Virginia National Guard presence at the U.S. Capitol as a “slap
Facing her own censure, Chase plans resolution to censure Lucas
Senate president pro tempore participated in racial justice protest last June
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As state Democrats seek to censure her for participating in the Jan. 6 pro-Trump rally that preceded the violent breach of the U.S. Capitol, state Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield County,
Va. Senate considers censuring Sen. Amanda Chase
Democrats sponsor resolution charging that Chase "engaged in insurrection"
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State Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield, faces censure after a Democratic colleague filed a resolution Thursday alleging that Chase “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the U.S. Constitution when she participated
Northam warns extremists with “ill intent” to avoid Richmond
Security is heightened amid FBI warnings of potential for violent protests
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Speaking at a news conference Thursday, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam issued a warning to anyone “with ill intent in your heart” to abandon their plans to come to Richmond as
Metro plans station closings during inauguration week
Buses will detour around expanded security perimeter at the U.S. Capitol
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Metro will close 13 stations starting Friday, Jan. 15 and continuing through Thursday, Jan. 21, the days around the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Sen. Amanda Chase ‘will absolutely not resign’
Va. Dems, NoVa Chamber call for resignation after Chase spoke at D.C. Trump rally that led to Capitol breach
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UPDATED 4:40 P.M., JAN. 8 Virginia Senate Democrats called Friday for the resignation of Republican state Sen. Amanda Chase, who spoke at the pro-Trump demonstration in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday