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On the Record

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Second family suing Harbour School alleging failure to address abuse
Apr 4, 2022

Law student wins unusual motion before Duke-UNC game

Welcome to Monday, the 54th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.‘s assassination. Here are some other news items. — Law student wins “motion” to extend assignment deadline so she could […]

Explosion of technology a challenge for small Maryland law firms
Mar 28, 2022

Legal profession increasingly shuns technophobes

Welcome to Monday, the 30th anniversary of Christian Laettner’s overtime buzzer beater to lead the Duke University Blue Devils over the University of Kentucky Wildcats in the regional finals of […]

Second family suing Harbour School alleging failure to address abuse
Mar 21, 2022

Professor sees exam questions online, sues students

Welcome to Monday, the 42nd anniversary of the day J.R. Ewing was shot on the television series “Dallas.” Here are some other news items. — Professor sues students for copyright […]

Second family suing Harbour School alleging failure to address abuse
Mar 14, 2022

Texas governor loses initial fight against gender-affirming care

Welcome to Monday, the 58th anniversary of Jack Ruby‘s conviction of murder and his death sentence for killing John F. Kennedy’s assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald. The conviction was later overturned […]

Second family suing Harbour School alleging failure to address abuse
Feb 28, 2022

Florida election pits prosecutor, defense attorney

Welcome to Monday, the 89th anniversary of Franklin Roosevelt’s appointment of Frances Perkins to be secretary of labor, the first woman to serve in a U.S. president’s cabinet. Here are […]

Justices call off arguments over Medicaid work requirements
Feb 21, 2022

Solitary confinement faces Supreme Court challenge

Eighth Amendment challenge to solitary confinement leads news items, including transgender attorneys lead fight, genocide claims and the marketing of firearms.

Second family suing Harbour School alleging failure to address abuse
Feb 14, 2022

2021 was unkind to corporate bankruptcy attorneys

Welcome to Monday, the 93rd anniversary of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago, in which 7 gangsters were killed. Here are some more news items. — Corporate bankruptcy lawyers […]

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Feb 7, 2022

Human Rights Campaign faces racial bias allegation

Welcome to Monday, the 118th anniversary of the Great Baltimore Fire. Here are some more news items. — Fired Human Rights Campaign president sues the group for alleged racial bias. […]

Second family suing Harbour School alleging failure to address abuse
Jan 31, 2022

Supreme Court history could have been made 51 years ago

Today is Monday, the 34th anniversary of Super Bowl XXII in which Washington’s football team defeated the Denver Broncos 42-10 behind four second-quarter touchdown passes by the game’s most valuable […]

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Jan 24, 2022

Who remembers Stormy Daniels and Michael Avenatti?

Today is Monday, the 47th anniversary of the premiere of the scandalous and short-lived television series “Hot l Baltimore.” Here are some other news items. — Porn star Stormy Daniels […]

Second family suing Harbour School alleging failure to address abuse
Jan 10, 2022

U.S. Labor Department says company lacked good cents

Today is Monday, the 40th anniversary of “The Catch,” among the most iconic moments in National Football League history. Here are some other news items. — The U.S. Labor Department […]

The Maryland Supreme Court (formerly the Court of Appeals) building is shown in Annapolis in 2004. (The Daily Record/File Photo)
Jan 10, 2022

8 judges, 1 attorney vie for 2 coming Md. high court vacancies

Eight judges and an attorney are finalists for two coming vacancies on Maryland’s top court. Five of the judges and the lone attorney are in the running for the Court […]