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· 1/13/2011

DiGiacinto v. Rector and Visitors of GMU

Citations

  • 704 S.E.2d 365
  • 281 Va. 127

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting “sovereign immunity does not preclude declaratory and injunctive relief claims based on self-executing provisions of the Constitution of Virginia”
  • upholding regulation prohibiting posses- sion of guns in university facilities and at campus events
  • upholding regulation prohibiting possession of guns in university facilities and at campus events
  • upholding regulation prohibiting possession of firearms on campus of public university
  • upholding regulation prohibiting possession of firearms on campus of public university
  • “Sovereign immunity is an established principle of sovereignty that a sovereign State cannot be sued in its own courts without its consent and permission.” (citation, quotation marks, ellipses, and brackets omitted)

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Judges: S. Bernard Goodwyn

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