In the News: ARLnow and Patch Preview the Oct. 28 Supreme Court Hearing

Arlington’s two local news sites reported that the Supreme Court of Virginia has set oral argument in Nordgren v. Arlington County Board for October 28 at 9 a.m.

ARLnow · October 15, 2026

Missing Middle arguments head to the Virginia Supreme Court this month, by Dan Egitto

ARLnow reports the appeal is procedural: whether developer Wilsons Ventures waited too long to join the case. Neither Wilsons Ventures nor the County filed a brief, so the homeowners will be the only side arguing. Attorney Jay O’Keeffe compared the hearing to “a Ph.D. student defending my dissertation before a committee” and expects a written ruling about four to six weeks later.

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Patch · October 14, 2026

Arlington’s Fight Over Building 6 Homes On 1 Lot Isn’t Over: Here’s What Comes Next, by Megan VerHelst

Patch reports the justices will not decide whether EHO is legal, only whether Wilsons Ventures should have been allowed to join after the five-day trial ended. Citing the homeowners’ news release, Patch notes that neither the County nor the developer filed briefs, and that new EHO units have sold for $1.2 million to $1.6 million.

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Court filings, briefs and the full timeline: neighborsforneighborhoods.org/courtcase