Court Reinstates Challenge To ‘Habitual Drunkard’ Law

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit challenging a Virginia law that allows police to arrest and jail people designated as “habitual drunkards” if they are caught with alcohol.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the challenge to Virginia’s so-called interdiction law can move forward.
A divided appeals court voted 8-7 to allow the lawsuit to proceed, finding that the law is unconstitutionally vague. The ruling from th