EDWARDS v. VESILIND

Record No. 160643.

790 S.E.2d 469 (2016)

John S. EDWARDS, et al. v. Rima Ford VESILIND, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 15, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason Torchinsky , Warrenton ( J. Michael Bayes ; Shawn Toomey Sheehy , Warrenton; Holtzman Vogel Josefiak Torchinsky , on briefs), for appellants John S. Edwards, Ralph K. Smith, Richard L. Saslaw, Charles J. Colgan, David W. Marsden, George L. Barker.

Katherine L. McKnight ( E. Mark Braden ; Richard Raile ; Baker Hostetler , on brief) for appellant Division of Legislative Services.

Wyatt B. Durrette, Jr. ( Christine A. Williams ; Debbie G. Seidel ; J. Buckley Warden IV ; Richmond, Nicholas H. Mueller ; DurretteCrump, on briefs), for appellees.

PRESENT: All the Justices


This appeal arises from a civil contempt order entered after the Division of Legislative Services ("DLS") and several Members of the General Assembly, invoking legislative privilege, refused to comply with a production order in a matter pending before the circuit court. The court held that legislative privilege...

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