Matthew Barakat

A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after a jury said it was deadlocked and could not reach a verdict in the trial of a military contractor accused of contributing to the abuse of detainees at the Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq two decades ago.

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Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in lawsuit filed by former Abu Ghraib prisoners

May 2, 2024 at 4:31 p.m.

A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after a jury said it was deadlocked and could not reach a verdict in the trial of a military contractor accused of contributing to...

The eight-person civil jury in Alexandria has now been deliberating for more than a week, longer than the trial itself.

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Trial of military contractor accused of helping mistreat detainees in Iraq prison might not reach verdict, judge says

May 2, 2024 at 7:55 a.m.

The eight-person civil jury in Alexandria has now been deliberating for more than a week, longer than the trial itself.

A jury rejected a woman’s lawsuit seeking tens of millions of dollars from Virginia’s largest school system over allegations that she was raped multiple times as a middle schooler.

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Jury rejects Virginia woman’s lawsuit accusing school system of ignoring her sexual assault claims as a middle schooler

April 25, 2024 at 7:30 a.m.

A jury rejected a woman’s lawsuit seeking tens of millions of dollars from Virginia’s largest school system over allegations that she was raped multiple times as a middle schooler.

A lawyer for the military contractor being sued by three survivors of the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq told jurors Monday that the plaintiffs are suing the wrong people.

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Jury deliberating in Iraq Abu Ghraib prison abuse civil case; contractor casts blame on Army

April 22, 2024 at 4:37 p.m.

A lawyer for the military contractor being sued by three survivors of the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq told jurors Monday that the plaintiffs are suing the wrong people.

A U.S. judge has tossed out a series of civil lawsuits against a Libyan military commander who used to live in Virginia and was accused of killing innocent civilians in that country’s civil war.

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US judge tosses out lawsuits against Libyan commander accused of war crimes

April 15, 2024 at 10:53 a.m.

A U.S. judge has tossed out a series of civil lawsuits against a Libyan military commander who used to live in Virginia and was accused of killing innocent civilians in...

A Northern Virginia town has been excluded from a countywide police training academy after the town’s chief complained about Chinese signatures on trainees’ graduation certificates.

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Chinese signatures on graduation certificates upset Virginia police chief

April 4, 2024 at 10:45 a.m.

A Northern Virginia town has been excluded from a countywide police training academy after the town’s chief complained about Chinese signatures on trainees’ graduation certificates.

The majority owner of the Washington Wizards and Capitals, Ted Leonsis’ handshake deal with Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to relocate the teams to a taxpayer-backed arena in Alexandria collapsed Wednesday, weeks after a bumpy slog of a defeat in the Virginia General Assembly.

Virginia Politics |
Virginia officials, companies allege impropriety after collapse of NBA, NHL arena deal

April 2, 2024 at 10:08 a.m.

The majority owner of the Washington Wizards and Capitals, Ted Leonsis’ handshake deal with Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to relocate the teams to a taxpayer-backed arena in Alexandria collapsed Wednesday,...

The teams are staying in the District for the long term after Gov. Glenn Youngkin's plan to lure them to Virginia imploded and the city and ownership reached an agreement on a $515 million, publicly funded arena project.

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NHL’s Capitals, NBA’s Wizards not coming to Virginia, as D.C. and team owners reach agreement

March 27, 2024 at 8:35 p.m.

The teams are staying in the District for the long term after Gov. Glenn Youngkin's plan to lure them to Virginia imploded and the city and ownership reached an agreement...

An eight-person civil jury in U.S. District Court in Alexandria will have to decide whether the woman is telling the truth, and whether school officials should be held liable for their response.

Virginia News |
A Virginia woman accuses a schoolmate of raping her at age 12. The school system says she is making it up.

March 29, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.

An eight-person civil jury in U.S. District Court in Alexandria will have to decide whether the woman is telling the truth, and whether school officials should be held liable for...

Influential labor groups now say they are opposing efforts to move two professional sports franchises from the nation's capital to northern Virginia, partially due to the apparent inability to reach a satisfactory deal for union workers on the construction projects.

Virginia News |
Unions oppose plan to move NBA, NHL teams to northern Virginia

February 20, 2024 at 6:33 p.m.

Influential labor groups now say they are opposing efforts to move two professional sports franchises from the nation's capital to northern Virginia, partially due to the apparent inability to reach...

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