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Bay Foundation appeals Sparrows Point steel mill ruling
A federal judge‘s approval of a monitoring agreement between the owners of the Sparrows Point steel plant and environmental regulators is being appealed by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the environmental […]
Gansler sets stage for Supreme Court appeal of DNA ruling
Taking a giant step toward an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, Maryland‘s attorney general on Tuesday urged the state’s top court to reconsider or stay its week-old decision that […]
No charges dismissed for Manning in Wikileaks case
FORT MEADE — A military judge refused on Thursday to dismiss the most serious charge against an Army private accused in the biggest leak of government secrets in U.S. history. […]
O’Malley cites strong grounds to appeal DNA ruling
ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley said Wednesday he believes there are strong grounds to appeal a ruling by Maryland‘s highest court that struck down a part of a state law […]
Maryland plans appeal of gun permit ruling
Maryland’s attorney general’s office has filed a notice on plans to appeal last month’s ruling that a portion of the state’s gun permit law is unconstitutional. The notice was filed […]
Man can’t sue U.S. agencies over records sharing
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the federal government cannot be sued for emotional distress after two agencies improperly shared a man’s medical records detailing his HIV status. […]
Supreme Court: Judges can rule on passport law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the federal courts should decide whether a law that would allow Jerusalem-born Americans to list Israel as their birthplace on their U.S. […]
Ohio man not jailed for stopping Facebook apology
CINCINNATI — A man who made comments about his estranged wife on his Facebook page and was threatened with jail unless he posted daily apologies for a month won’t be […]
Product-liability lawyers weigh pre-emption ruling
WASHINGTON — The confusing state of the U.S. Supreme Court‘s pre-emption jurisprudence got trickier late last month with a ruling that threw out a state-law failure-to-warn claim on the grounds […]
Ruling in Exxon Mobil leak case challenged again
Lawyers for Jacksonville residents are once again asking the Court of Special Appeals to vacate its in banc decision to cut a $150 million verdict against Exxon Mobil down to […]
Supreme Court hears cases on corporate liability for abuse
WASHINGTON— The Supreme Court‘s conservative justices sounded skeptical Tuesday about allowing multinational corporations to be sued in American courts over claims that they were complicit in human rights abuses in […]
25th Street Station’s foes lose on appeal
Several community activists who oppose the creation of a Walmart-centered development in Remington have lost another round in court. Benn Ray, Brendan Coyne, Douglas M. Armstrong and Allen W. Hicks […]
