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Apr 5, 2012

Marine faces dismissal for Facebook images, ‘Nobama’ stickers

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A Marine is facing dismissal from the military for posting Facebook images of President Barack Obama‘s face superimposed on a jackass and for selling “Nobama” bumper […]

Mar 15, 2012

Anne Arundel police release details about dossiers in Leopold case

ANNAPOLIS — Anne Arundel County police have released documents that show that officers and staff researched County Executive John Leopold’s political opponents. Police released the documents Wednesday in response to […]

Mar 7, 2012

ACLU wants more details about Leopold dossiers

ANNAPOLIS — The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland wants to know more about allegations that Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold told county police to keep dossiers on his […]

Feb 27, 2012

Legislature tackling social media privacy issues

ANNAPOLIS — When former correctional officer Robert Collins was asked to turn over his Facebook login information to a superior, he was concerned that his rights were being violated. Last […]

Feb 22, 2012

Angelos, Murphy file lawsuit against Facebook over privacy violations

Two renowned Baltimore plaintiffs’ attorneys have filed a class-action lawsuit against Facebook Inc., claiming that the world’s most popular social networking website has violated federal and California laws designed to […]

Feb 21, 2012

NYPD monitoring Muslim students sparks outrage

NEW YORK — New York City’s mayor faced off with the president of Yale University on Monday over efforts by the city’s police department to monitor Muslim student groups. The […]

Feb 17, 2012

Top 5: ‘The idea was very out-of-the-box’

The Court of Appeals delaying the implementation of its counsel at initial bail hearings requirement and the Court of Special Appeals upholding a $3.6 million medical malpractice verdict are among […]

Feb 13, 2012

ACLU suit over Preakness video survives police department’s challenge

A federal judge in Baltimore has refused to dismiss a lawsuit against the police department by a man who claims police confiscated his cell phone and deleted his videos after […]

Feb 13, 2012

Judge to hear arguments on deleted Preakness videos case

The Baltimore police department is asking a federal judge to dismiss a suit that alleges city officers deleted videos from a man’s mobile phone after he recorded a confrontation between […]

Feb 12, 2012

Baltimore Police: Public can record officers

City police released a department policy Friday that tells officers that members of the public have the right to record them carrying out their duties, just days before a hearing […]

Jan 17, 2012

4th Circuit’s ruling on prayer will stand

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to hear an appeal of a decision banning sectarian prayer at meetings of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners, ending a […]

Jan 16, 2012

Law blog roundup

Welcome to the weekly law blog roundup on a day when we honor Martin Luther King Jr. o Judge lets civil rights lawsuit against New York Police Department proceed. o […]