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Md. top court: Lawyers must challenge inconsistent verdicts before jury leaves
Mar 3, 2023

Md. high court says sex abuse law applies to substitute teacher

The Maryland Supreme Court has reinstated the child sexual abuse conviction of a middle school substitute teacher who sent a student sexually charged texts outside of class.

Court: Sex offenders must register upon Md. residency
Sep 21, 2022

Md. high court will weigh if sex abuse law applies to substitute teacher

At the heart of the case: Does a substitute teacher have supervisory authority over a child after school hours?

Md. high court begins new term Thursday with new judge
Oct 15, 2018

Md. high court will weigh if child porn includes ‘sexting’

Maryland’s top court will consider whether a 16-year-old who texted a video of herself engaging in a consensual sexual act with an adult was “involved” in distributing child pornography in violation of state law.

May 18, 2015

High court to hear dispute over ad agency’s text messages

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will consider whether an advertising agency hired to boost recruitment for the U.S. Navy is immune from a lawsuit that claims it illegally authorized thousands of […]

May 7, 2013

Nation’s first ruling on text solicitations draws mixed reviews

Last month, Ohio became the first state in the nation to give the green light to lawyers sending text messages to solicit prospective clients.

Apr 1, 2013

Eye Opener: Gambling expansion’s impact

A few government and politics headlines for Monday.

Jun 11, 2012

An uplanned unplugged weekend

I unplugged a little from technology this weekend. Voluntarily, you ask? Of course not, I answer. (Do you know me at all?) Here’s the setup:  I was out at the […]

Sep 29, 2011

Cellphone companies vary in how they keep data

NEW YORK — A document obtained by the ACLU shows for the first time how the four largest cellphone companies in the U.S. treat data about their subscribers’ calls, text […]

May 19, 2011

Other legislation signed into law by Gov. O’Malley

ANNAPOLIS — A glance at other legislation signed by Gov. Martin O’Malley Thursday at the third and final bill- signing ceremony from the legislative session: LAWN FERTILIZER — Maryland will […]

Nov 19, 2010

Top 5: What can brown do for you?

Foreclosures, holiday shopping and troublesome text messages — these staples of the modern-day news diet dominated the list of the top 5 most-read business stories this week at The Daily […]