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Law digest: 9/4/12
Administrative Law, Private cause of action: TP §21-809, which authorizes the use of speed monitoring systems on certain roads, does not provide an express or implied private cause of action […]
Opinions – 9/4/12: Maryland Court of Appeals
Administrative Law Private cause of action BOTTOM LINE: TP §21-809, which authorizes the use of speed monitoring systems on certain roads, does not provide an express or implied private cause […]
On pro se litigants
Our system is not perfect, but it is unbelievably impressive in many ways. This, I think, is one of them. ...
Court blocks Alabama student citizenship checks
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A federal appeals court has ruled that part of Alabama’s tough immigration law that ordered public schools to check the citizenship status of new students is unconstitutional. […]
Colombian ex-general pleads guilty in U.S. court
WASHINGTON — A retired Colombian police general has pleaded guilty to a charge that he aided a drug-trafficking paramilitary group classified by the U.S. as a terrorist organization. Mauricio Santoyo […]
Progressive insurance on defense after court case
McLEAN, Va. — The Progressive Corp. insurance group is defending itself against an onslaught of negative publicity after it tried to avoid paying $75,000 to the family of a client […]
Holy superhero law book Batman!
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No — it's a law book! ...
Cheering is not a sport, appellate court affirms
HARTFORD, Conn. — A federal appeals court has ruled that colleges cannot count competitive cheerleading as a sport when trying to comply with gender-equity requirements, upholding a U.S. District Court […]
Next stop for seed-patent suit: the federal circuit
DuPont officials plan to appeal “at the earliest possible opportunity” last week’s record-setting $1 billion verdict, in which a federal jury found the company willfully infringed a patent held by […]
When the judge got it wrong, I . . .
For anyone who routinely argues motions or handles matters before any court, it is probably only a matter of time before you experience a time (or several) when a judge […]
$3.4B Indian land royalty settlement upheld
HELENA, Mont. — A panel of appellate judges has upheld a $3.4 billion settlement between the U.S. government and hundreds of thousands of Native American plaintiffs whose land trust royalties […]
Judge weighs dismissal of Frederick growth dispute
FREDERICK — A Frederick County judge is considering dismissing a lawsuit filed by several environmental groups challenging the county’s plan to increase development potential by about 50 percent. The Frederick […]
