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Jack L.B. Gohn: The Gansler photo and teen drinking
The picture of Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler in the midst of a beach house party full of clearly inebriated just-graduated high school seniors has drawn national attention and provoked national amusement, including a mention on Leno.
Newsmaker: Levin aims to stay in ‘the sweet spot’
Saul Ewing LLP’s incoming managing partner Barry F. Levin has a rule: If there’s a problem, wait 24 hours.
Kiddie cups pack a punch at Outback Steakhouse in Hunt Valley
Two pre-kindergarten sisters got an unpleasant surprise when they drank from their kiddie cups at an Outback Steakhouse in Hunt Valley two weeks ago.
Justices question whether AG claim is class action
Is a state parens patriae lawsuit really a class action in disguise for federal jurisdiction purposes?
Justices hear town meeting prayer case
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court faced the task of drawing a line between permissible religious addresses by private citizens at public meetings.
Judge: Stripper is employee, entitled to back pay
An exotic dancer who used to perform at a Baltimore night club did so as an employee, not an independent contractor, a federal judge has ruled.
Family of Navy Yard shooting victim files claim
TAMPA, Fla. — The family of a woman slain during the mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard is seeking $37.5 million from the government, saying the Navy and Department […]
Senate easily passes gay rights bill, but House outlook dim
WASHINGTON — Reflecting Americans’ increasing acceptance of gays, the Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would bar workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Gay rights advocates hailed […]
Some charges against Md. deaf school aide dropped
ELLICOTT CITY — Prosecutors are dropping solicitation of child pornography charges against a former Maryland School for the Deaf dormitory aide charged with sexually abusing seven middle-school girls. Prosecutors dropped […]
Montgomery Co. facing lawsuit over military leave
A Montgomery County police sergeant is suing the county for refusing to place him on military leave while he was serving on active duty in the U.S. Army Reserve’s Judge Advocate General school.
Grand jury in Baltimore indicts 48 in gang case
Prosecutors in Baltimore say a grand jury has indicted 48 alleged members and associates of the Black Guerilla Family and charged them in connection with violence and drug trafficking. The […]
Maryland Historical Society thief leaves prison
A man who stole documents from the Maryland Historical Society and other archives nationwide has been released from prison where he spent the last year. A lawyer for Jason Savedoff […]
