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4th Circuit appears ready to strike Md. handgun licensing law
A three-judge federal appeals court panel appears poised to strike down as unconstitutional Maryland’s training and licensing requirement for would-be handgun purchasers.
Senate passes bill allowing AG to prosecute police-involved deaths
The Senate passed legislation giving the state attorney general authority to prosecute local police officers they find criminally at fault for having killed someone.
Md. high court will weigh when consent to search can be withdrawn
The Maryland Supreme Court will consider whether a person’s consent to a warrantless search of their computer’s digital data can be withdrawn after a consented-to copy has been made by law enforcement.
Bill allowing AG to prosecute police-involved deaths gains in Senate
The attorney general would gain the authority to prosecute local police officers they find criminally at fault for having killed someone or caused an injury “likely to result” in death.
Will lawyers benefit from artificial intelligence?
Today is Monday, the 187th anniversary of the fall of the Alamo Mission after a 13-day battle between Mexican forces and Texan defenders. Here are some other news items. — […]
Md. high court rules for Amazon in ‘warehouse’ dispute with neighbors
The Maryland Supreme Court has cleared the way for Amazon to operate a distribution center in Upper Marlboro over the objections of nearby residents.
Md. high court says sex abuse law applies to substitute teacher
The Maryland Supreme Court has reinstated the child sexual abuse conviction of a middle school substitute teacher who sent a student sexually charged texts outside of class.
Md. high court weighs ban on gun possession by nonviolent ex-convicts
An attorney told a seemingly skeptical Maryland Supreme Court that a ban on gun possession by someone sentenced to more than two years in prison for a nonviolent common law crime violates the Constitution.
State reaches $7M settlement with Baltimore Detention Center beating victim
Maryland will pay $7 million to settle the pending state Supreme Court appeal of a man who was savagely beaten while in state custody.
Brown seeks litigation authority to fight bias, law enforcement misconduct
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown pressed lawmakers for the authority to investigate and litigate instances of widespread unlawful discrimination.
Montgomery Park loses Md. Supreme Court appeal in bid for MIA’s lease
A unanimous Maryland Supreme Court has ruled against Montgomery Park in its effort to reopen the bidding for the Maryland Insurance Administration’s lease.
Yale wins for choosiest law school
Today is Monday, the 101st anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Leser v. Garnett, a Maryland case in which the justices upheld the validity of the 19th Amendment, […]
