From Inside Higher Ed: Republican governor Glenn Youngkin was overruled... as a Virginia circuit court ordered eight of his nominees be removed from their posts on three public universities’ boards, the Associated Press reported and court records confirm. Nine Democrats on the state Senate Privileges and Elections Committee had rejected the nominees’ appointment to serve the University of Virginia, George Mason University and the Virginia Military Institute during a special session in June. But Youngkin and his attorney general, Jason Miyares, instructed board chairs to proceed in welcoming the nominees as members, citing a provision in the state Constitution that says all gubernatorial appointees must be approved by the General Assembly. Miyares argued that because a committee, not the full General Assembly, rejected the nominees, that wasn’t the final decision. But Fairfax Circuit Court judge Jonathan Frieden disagreed.
...For now, the ruling serves as a win for the Senate Democrats who filed the lawsuit, arguing Youngkin’s actions fly in the face of the state Constitution. Shaun Kenney, a spokesperson for the attorney general’s office, however, said they intend to appeal...
Full story at https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/state-policy/2025/07/30/judge-removes-youngkins-university-board-picks.
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