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Gun laws challenged in Md.’s highest court
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland‘s top court on Thursday grappled with whether the state’s laws restricting gun possession outside the home remain valid in light of a June Supreme Court ruling that […]
After AG’s opinion, all options are open to Penn National
Penn National Gaming Inc. appears to have a clear path to wage a campaign against a proposed Anne Arundel County casino after an attorney general’s opinion paved the way this […]
MasterCard, Visa settle with Justice Dept.
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Monday sued the three largest U.S. credit card companies for anticompetitive practices and reached a proposed settlement with two of them, MasterCard and Visa. […]
Auditors fault financial control in agency
State auditors are asking the attorney general’s office to consider criminal prosecution of a management employee of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services who used his government credit […]
State AGs: Craigslist should drop adult services
HARTFORD — State attorneys general nationwide are demanding that Craigslist remove its adult services section because they say the website cannot adequately block potentially illegal ads. Connecticut Attorney General Richard […]
Law blog roundup: Back-to-school edition
The kids are back to school and you’re at work. Take a minute to check out some law links to start the week. Copyright laws might prevent public consumption of […]
Will the governor come calling?
Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler might soon be getting a call from Gov. Martin O’Malley, if he hasn’t already received one, seeking a campaign donation. The governor, in his […]
Gansler, fellow attorneys general send slick letter to BP
The missive Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler and 10 of his East Coast colleagues sent Monday to embattled British Petroleum reads like the proverbial lawyer’s letter subtly threatening litigation […]
Attorney General Gansler to file for re-election
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler is filing for re-election. Gansler is scheduled to officially file with the Maryland State Board of Elections on Thursday morning. So far, no […]
A different kind of family law
Call this a case of The Magnificent Seven meets All in the Family. Judge Mary Ellen Barbera, the junior jurist on Maryland‘s seven-member Court of Appeals, dissented this week from […]
Md. delegate’s move to impeach attorney general pushed to committee
ANNAPOLIS – An attempt to impeach Maryland‘s attorney general devolved into a House of Delegates debate on parliamentary rules, leaving discussion of the impeachment itself to a House committee hearing […]
Dwyer Gives Gansler A Shake
Those expecting fireworks between Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler and Del. Don H. Dwyer Jr., R-Anne Arundel, when the two met before a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday were sadly disappointed. […]
