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Death-row inmate wins new hearing over mail mix-up
WASHINGTON — An Alabama death row inmate deserves a new court hearing because his lawyers at a top-flight New York firm abandoned him, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a […]
Copping an attitude
It was 1:30 p.m. on a Tuesday when the judge took the bench for the incarcerable traffic docket. The doors had opened a half-hour earlier to allow the witnesses to […]
Letter airs harassment claims against HP’s ex-CEO
SAN FRANCISCO — Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd’s efforts to impress an HP event hostess included showing her his checking-account balance holding over $1 million, according to a letter detailing […]
Mother of slain UMd. student grieves in court
COLLEGE PARK — Karen DeSha clutched the bench in front of her and began to shake, letting out short yelps as the man in shackles and an orange jumpsuit shuffled […]
H. Ward Classen: Zimmermann v. Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C.: Another important case for corporate counsel
This fall the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in the consolidated cases of Zimmermann v. Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C., et al. and Zimmermann v. BDO Seidman LLP, et […]
Editorial: ‘No change’ is no disclosure
Thirty-six years ago, the Maryland Judiciary treated itself to a financial disclosure shortcut. Rather than filling out all those pesky boxes on their annual Statements of Financial Interest, judges gave […]
Sandusky waives hearing, vows to fight charges
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky opted against a preliminary hearing in his child molestation case, sparing his accusers from making their claims in a […]
Court upholds GPS tracker on worker’s car
ALBANY, N.Y. — A midlevel New York court on Wednesday upheld the state use of a tracking device on an employee’s private car to investigate whether he was skipping work […]
Judge to weigh delaying hearing on Dodgers sale
WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware bankruptcy judge is set to hear arguments on a request by Fox Sports to delay consideration of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ plan to sell media […]
Dodgers say Fox trying to interfere with sale
DOVER, Del. — The Los Angeles Dodgers are complaining that a Fox subsidiary is illegally trying to interfere with efforts to sell the team and it assets, including media rights […]
All Good Music Festival organizers deny liability for death
KINGWOOD, W.Va. — Producers of the All Good Music Festival in West Virginia deny responsibility for an accident that killed one South Carolina woman and injured two others. Maryland-based Walther […]
Baltimore judge launching nonprofit to help support drug courts
A Baltimore judge who set up the state’s first drug court is trying to launch a nonprofit group to help support the services for drug addicts like Clinton Worrell, on […]
