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Maryland high court blocks request to reconsider DNA ruling
Maryland's highest court rejected a request to reconsider an April ruling that blocks state law enforcement from collecting DNA samples when a suspect is arrested, court officials said Friday.
The decision puts the case on track for an appeal to the U.S....Tags: Human Body, Police Arrests, Chemicals, Lawyers, Douglas F. Gansler
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Attachment legislating: Corporate cash and the GOP
If money is the mother's milk of politics, then America's big corporations are Big Mama, and Big Baby is the Republican Party suckling at the enormous bosom of business. Democrats, meanwhile, are abandoned brats scrounging for nourishment wherever they...
Tags: Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Mutual Funds, Parties and Movements, U.S. House of Representatives
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Brief filed in appeal of child rape case
The Maryland attorney general's office argued in a lengthy legal brief, filed in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, that a convicted child rapist serving four life terms should not be offered a second chance to take a plea deal years after the fact,...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Court Preliminary, Legal Services, Punishment, Lawyers
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Md. authorities stop post-arrest DNA collection
Maryland authorities have stopped collecting DNA samples from suspects arrested on violent crime and burglary charges after the state's highest court ruled the crime-fighting tool that has helped solve dozens of cold cases unconstitutional. On Friday,...Tags: Anne Arundel County, Wicomico County, Safety of Citizens, Chemicals, Laws
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Consumer agency to review mandatory arbitration in financial services
Finally, a spotlight will be shone on a widespread business practice that forces unhappy customers to settle disputes through binding arbitration — rather than by telling their story in court. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau now is seeking...Tags: Business, Credit and Debt, Stanford University, Laws, Banking
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Former Catholic school students fight to keep child rapist in prison
Standing under a stormy sky, Bill Stankiewicz got chills as he looked toward the old brick building that once housed the Catholic Community middle school in South Baltimore.
"It's kind of creepy," he said, rubbing goose bumps along his forearms. He hadn'...Tags: Heart Attack, Facebook, Abusive Behavior, Punishment, Prosecution
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WHAT JUST HAPPENED
Maryland authorities have stopped collecting DNA samples from suspects arrested on violent crime and burglary charges after the state's highest court ruled the crime fighting tool that has helped solve dozens of cold cases unconstitutional. On Friday,...Tags: George Huguely V, Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Secret Service, Human Body, Colleges and Universities
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Gansler pushes Supreme Court appeal on DNA ruling
Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler took a first step Tuesday toward an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in a high-stakes case that blocks police across the state from collecting DNA samples when a person is arrested in connection with a...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Wicomico County, Human Body, Police Arrests, Chemicals
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John Edwards: Here's a man who could have used a Super PAC
The more I read about John Edwards' shenanigans during the 2008 presidential campaign, the more I'm convinced he is a mirror-gazing, fork-tongued, tramp-chasing weasel. But the more I read about the federal case against him, the more sure I am that he...
Tags: Adultery, Punishment, Rielle Hunter, Prosecution, Monica Lewinsky
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Md. lawmakers take on political spending spree
Three Maryland lawmakers are leading vastly different approaches in Congress to address the growing influence of so-called super PACs and other political nonprofits that have poured money into campaigns, raising concerns about the outsized influence of...
Tags: Republican Party, Federal Election Commission, Mitt Romney, Labor Legislation, Campaign Finance
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Supreme Court strip search ruling threatens city lawsuits
A recent U.S. Supreme Court opinion upholding jailhouse strip searches could derail the civil claims of thousands of detainees who say they were illegally examined by Baltimore law enforcement officials, including a nurse who was arrested at gunpoint...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Police Arrests, Lawyers, Laws, Trials
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Friday
WEATHER
Today's forecast calls for highs in the lower 70s and clear skies. Clouds are expected to move in for the evening, with a 20 percent chance of showers after midnight.
TRAFFIC
Check our traffic map for this morning's issues as you plan your...Tags: Holidays, Anne Arundel County, Sex Crimes, Sheila Dixon, Labor Day
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