<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[James Steele Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[James Steele Law]]></description><link>https://www.jamessteelelaw.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:09:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.jamessteelelaw.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Battle over Confederate Monuments takes a Macabre Turn and other Recent Decision of the Court of Appeals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elwood Lewis Thomas v. 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Koehler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long Time no See.]]></title><description><![CDATA[There has been a significant increase in the number of opinions from the Court of Appeals of Virginia over the last month, yet nary a...]]></description><link>https://www.jamessteelelaw.com/post/long-time-no-see</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6713252b71d3b06cdf14ff09</guid><category><![CDATA[Court of Appeals of Virginia Blog]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2024 03:20:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b274a4_6ba2c00930ca4bbc93d5057dcbf33201~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_125,h_120,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John S. Koehler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the Happiest Duty is instead the Most Difficult Decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[The judicial department comes home in its effects to every man's fireside. It passes on his property, his reputation, his life, his all....]]></description><link>https://www.jamessteelelaw.com/post/when-the-happiest-duty-is-instead-the-most-difficult-decision</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66e1ef9b271fbfc6ae26fd6b</guid><category><![CDATA[Court of Appeals of Virginia Blog]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 21:53:05 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>John S. Koehler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three New Opinions From the Court of Appeals and an Anecdote for those who Know the Meaning of the Word Prurient.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeals released three published opinions today. Two are from criminal cases and the third involves the jurisdiction of...]]></description><link>https://www.jamessteelelaw.com/post/three-new-opinions-from-the-court-of-appeals-and-an-anecdote-for-those-who-know-the-meaning-of-the-w</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66d7cabd7683a3e639d6dce7</guid><category><![CDATA[Court of Appeals of Virginia Blog]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 03:33:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/SamgviMdxes" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>John S. Koehler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dog Days of Summer Slows the Flow of Opinions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeals has issued only three opinions in the last two weeks.  Perhaps the heat of the Dog Days has caused a bought of...]]></description><link>https://www.jamessteelelaw.com/post/dog-days-of-summer-slow-the-flow-of-opinions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66ce4e62545fd3e1a17c0ef2</guid><category><![CDATA[Court of Appeals of Virginia Blog]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2024 23:47:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b274a4_6b96b38fa9f44e6d966ca485b3db34f4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John S. Koehler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two weeks worth of Court of Appeals Opinions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your humble correspondent took a week off from summarizing due to the press of other business and then on Sunday last to recognize the...]]></description><link>https://www.jamessteelelaw.com/post/two-weeks-worth-of-court-of-appeals-opinions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66bd449f606c5458e0756d7c</guid><category><![CDATA[Court of Appeals of Virginia Blog]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 02:48:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b274a4_312482c7d4604858ac87c6859c83adf7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_588,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John S. Koehler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Blawgosphere Groweths as Does the Output of the Court of Appeals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachel Yates, who like your humble correspondent cut her teeth on the law in government service, has come over to the dark side and...]]></description><link>https://www.jamessteelelaw.com/post/the-blawgosphere-groweths-as-does-the-output-of-the-court-of-appeals</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66aade1ab9cd416435662b13</guid><category><![CDATA[Court of Appeals of Virginia Blog]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 03:25:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b274a4_ae5d37c4990c4830a7080c091e1d6a3e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_894,h_538,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John S. Koehler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latest Decisions of the Court of Appeals Include Discussions of Jurisdiction Over Prisoners, Powers of Trustees and Attorneys-in-Fact, and Forfeiture of Property to the Commonwealth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeals issues three opinions today and all, to one degree or another, deal with extraordinary powers of judges,...]]></description><link>https://www.jamessteelelaw.com/post/latest-decisions-of-the-court-of-appeals-include-discussions-of-jurisdiction-over-prisoners-powers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66a04a029d7ef3094121ef36</guid><category><![CDATA[Court of Appeals of Virginia Blog]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 02:19:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b274a4_2b92f169b4874f0ca81bba172fb89313~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_509,h_339,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John S. Koehler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An En Banc Decision and Three New Panel Decisions -- including a Separation of Church and State Case (but not the kind likely to make headlines) and a 4-in-1 Decision that Might]]></title><description><![CDATA[The list of cases decided by the Court of Appeals this week is impressive -- seven summary paragraphs. However, the number of cases...]]></description><link>https://www.jamessteelelaw.com/post/an-en-banc-decision-and-three-new-panel-decisions-including-a-separation-of-church-and-state-case</link><guid isPermaLink="false">669b002504b03a958bd21f94</guid><category><![CDATA[Court of Appeals of Virginia Blog]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 02:32:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b274a4_f61047f3fc0f44fc9ab3f46a600e2b0e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_189,h_267,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John S. Koehler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Published Opinion from Before the 4th of July, and None the Week After, but an Unpub Sure to Make Headlines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your humble correspondent took a lengthy 4th of July weekend and so must play catch-up on reporting on the recent output of the Virginia...]]></description><link>https://www.jamessteelelaw.com/post/one-published-opinion-from-before-the-4th-of-july-and-none-the-week-after-but-an-unpub-sure-to-mak</link><guid isPermaLink="false">668dd6f13ddf7ae938ff678f</guid><category><![CDATA[Unpublished Opinions of Note]]></category><category><![CDATA[Court of Appeals of Virginia Blog]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 01:51:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b274a4_a794802b1d7f452da07e49cdd06a1c0f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John S. Koehler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court of Appeals Grants Writ of Actual Innocence]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Marvin Leon Grimm, Jr., v. Commonwealth of Virginia the Court of Appeals grants a writ of actual innocence. Grimm’s claim of innocence...]]></description><link>https://www.jamessteelelaw.com/post/court-of-appeals-grants-writ-of-actual-innocence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">667af7c7b9f63c2dc633419d</guid><category><![CDATA[Court of Appeals of Virginia Blog]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:12:26 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>John S. Koehler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Heat is On . . . an These Opinions are Hot off the Press as are some Rule Changes from the Supreme Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[The near record heat of the last week must have lit a fire under the Judges of the Court of Appeals, as we have five new published...]]></description><link>https://www.jamessteelelaw.com/post/the-heat-is-on-an-these-opinions-are-hot-off-the-press-as-are-some-rule-changes-from-the-supre</link><guid isPermaLink="false">667ad4920e050ab46d3d94b2</guid><category><![CDATA[Court of Appeals of Virginia Blog]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:59:08 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>John S. Koehler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a County Sues a City . . . Can't Keep their Minds on Nothin' Else]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ok, so maybe Percy Sledge's version was better (actually, credit were credit is due, band members Calvin Lewis was the lyricist and...]]></description><link>https://www.jamessteelelaw.com/post/when-a-county-sues-a-city-can-t-keep-their-minds-on-nothin-else</link><guid isPermaLink="false">666905d44aa6dec39fbbc1ae</guid><category><![CDATA[Court of Appeals of Virginia Blog]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:02:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b274a4_056bd8d907ad460485cf3e53ed2ce17a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_330,h_266,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John S. Koehler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slow Times at the Court of Appeals?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, perhaps not as slow as at the Supreme Court of Virginia -- check out the latest comments on the low volume on the Ninth Street Side...]]></description><link>https://www.jamessteelelaw.com/post/slow-times-at-the-court-of-appeals</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6667af98c13d8509a1795f46</guid><category><![CDATA[Court of Appeals of Virginia Blog]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 03:49:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b274a4_8bab6179336949a2b3ab852821e4b377~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_50,h_48,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John S. Koehler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six opinions from May 7, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeals started the month of May off strong with six published opinions, on of which was a rehearing en banc. The rehearing...]]></description><link>https://www.jamessteelelaw.com/post/six-opinions-from-may-7-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66435da5f39e8d860d4ddbe5</guid><category><![CDATA[Court of Appeals of Virginia Blog]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 15:58:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b274a4_6ba2c00930ca4bbc93d5057dcbf33201~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_125,h_120,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John S. Koehler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last two opinions of April -- Are Tort Claims by Former Prisoners Subject to Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies and Some Folks Just Don't Like Paying Debts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last day of April saw two new published opinions for the Court of Appeals. Dawn Lewis Williams v. 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