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Senator, ACLU fight ICE holds
The use of “immigration holds” by local police agencies will be targeted by legislation when the General Assembly convenes in January, a state senator and the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland said Tuesday.
Top court could expand rights of nonparties to file amicus briefs
Maryland’s top court is expected to vote Thursday on a procedural rule that would make it easier for nonparties to submit briefs presenting their legal arguments and concerns about what the court’s decision in a case could mean for them.
JPMorgan’s role in burst housing bubble costs $13B
WASHINGTON — JPMorgan Chase & Co. has reached a record $13 billion settlement with federal and state authorities, resolving claims over the bank’s sales of low-quality, high-risk mortgage-backed securities that […]
Del. Mizeur proposes legalizing marijuana
SILVER SPRING — A Maryland lawmaker who is running for governor is proposing to legalize marijuana in the state. Del. Heather Mizeur announced the plan on Tuesday. She says legalizing, […]
Jury set to decide how much Samsung owes Apple
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A Silicon Valley jury asked a judge for calculators Tuesday to help it determine how much Samsung Electronics owes Apple for copying key features of the […]
Montgomery, Baltimore counties settle suit against Orbitz
Montgomery and Baltimore counties have reached a settlement with an online hotel-room booking company over allegedly unpaid taxes.
D.C. mayor signs immigrant driver’s license bill
WASHINGTON — Starting next year, people living in the nation’s capital who don’t have legal permission to reside in the United States will be able to get driver’s licenses. Democratic […]
Justices wrangle over intent for aiding and abetting law
During oral arguments Tuesday, the Supreme Court justices tried to nail down just what intent is necessary to establish the federal crime of aiding and abetting the use of a firearm in a violent or drug felony.
Deaf school aide guilty of 2 sex abuse counts
ELLICOTT CITY — A jury convicted a former Maryland School for the Deaf aide Wednesday of sexually abusing two of seven middle-school girls who said he had surreptitiously touched their […]
Penn State alum raising funds to open school’s Sandusky records
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A Penn State alumnus is organizing a drive to fund his legal efforts to obtain records pertaining to the school’s handling of the Jerry Sandusky child-sex […]
N.Y. court weighs shield law for reporter’s Colo. shooting sources
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s highest court will decide whether state law protects a Fox News reporter from revealing confidential sources from a story about James Holmes, who’s accused of […]
Judge’s instruction to holdout juror is criticized
A judge’s instruction to a holdout juror that he listen to his fellow jurors and consider the evidence very carefully denied the defendant a fair trial, a Maryland appeals court has said in overturning an armed robbery conviction and 40-year prison sentence.
