Overview
- The justices declined to review Attorney General Jason Miyares’ emergency bid to lift a temporary injunction issued July 29 by Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Jonathan Frieden.
- The injunction keeps eight appointees from serving and preserves a broader block on 22 nominations that a Senate Privileges and Elections Committee rejected over the past year.
- Miyares, representing the rectors of UVA, George Mason and VMI, argued the committee’s action was not a final refusal, but the court said challenges to the merits can come after a final ruling.
- With Gov. Glenn Youngkin leaving office in January, the unresolved dispute positions Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger to fill contested board seats during the transition.
- No trial date has been set in Fairfax County, and vacancies have strained board operations, including reports that George Mason University lacked a quorum.