Virginia's Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, has fired the Atlanta-based law firm King & Spalding for backing out of its contract with the U.S. House to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in federal court.

The Virginia State Board of Social Services voted Wednesday to reject new adoption rules that would have allowed same-sex couples to adopt in the state for the first time.

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has advised the State Board of Social Services it does not have the authority to change regulations that would permit gay couples to adopt.

[caption id="attachment_6881" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Cuccinelli"][/caption] Students across Virginia put spring break on hold this week to mobilize against Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who has riled student groups with a letter [...]

[caption id="attachment_6789" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Cuccinelli"][/caption] In the latest move by Virginia's new, anti-gay Republican leadership, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has urged the state's colleges and universities to rescind policies that [...]