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    May 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Benjamin Lipsitz, 94, Pikesville attorney who defended Bremer

    Benjamin Lipsitz, whose commitment to the spirit and letter of the law led him to defend a would-be assassin, a Nazi sympathizer and a craven murderer during a career that spanned more than a half-century, died May 10. He was 94.
    Benjamin Lipsitz, whose commitment to the spirit and letter of the law led him to defend a would-be assassin, a Nazi sympathizer and a craven murderer during a career that spanned more than a half-century, died May 10. He was 94. "He was so...

    Tags: Pikesville, Criminals, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), U.S. Secret Service, Baltimore Orioles

    2. May 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Counties, city face potential loss of piggyback revenue

    Maryland's counties and Baltimore face a collective loss of more than $40 million a year and some<strong> </strong>taxpayers could get refunds<strong> </strong>if a decision by the state's highest court isn't reversed on appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
    Maryland's counties and Baltimore face a collective loss of more than $40 million a year and some taxpayers could get refunds if a decision by the state's highest court isn't reversed on appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The state Court of Appeals ruled...

    Tags: Personal Income, Credit and Debt, Taxation, Montgomery County (Maryland), Lawyers

    3. May 2, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Plan B restrictions — better, but not best

    In the United States of 2013, any youngster can walk into a store and buy a bottle of aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen or some other pain reliever without showing any identification, parental consent or a doctor's order. They don't have to be 15 or 17 or even old enough to know how to make exact change if the cashier will help them out.
    In the United States of 2013, any youngster can walk into a store and buy a bottle of aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen or some other pain reliever without showing any identification, parental consent or a doctor's order. They don't have to be 15 or 17 or...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Tylenol (drug), Over-the-Counter Medicines, Plan B (drug), Judges

    4. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. The red herring of human gene patents

    The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in the insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well meaning but without understanding. &mdash; Louis D. Brandeis
    The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in the insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well meaning but without understanding. — Louis D. Brandeis Just a few words and little thought separate yet another stronghold of the American economy from ruin....

    Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Scientific Invention, Johns Hopkins University, Technology, Chicago Housing Authority

    5. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Child rapist asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case

    A lawyer for John Joseph Merzbacher, a former Catholic school teacher imprisoned for raping a student decades ago, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case after a federal appeals court rejected an earlier argument that he should be set free.
    A lawyer for John Joseph Merzbacher, a former Catholic school teacher imprisoned for raping a student decades ago, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case after a federal appeals court rejected an earlier argument that he should be set free....

    Tags: Roman Catholicism, Lawyers, Prosecution, Defendants, Trials

    6. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Harford teen's lawyers want him tried as juvenile in murder

    Lawyers for a Harford County teen accused of killing his father last year attempted to convince a judge Friday that it would be unconstitutional to try the 17-year-old as an adult.
    Lawyers for a Harford County teen accused of killing his father last year attempted to convince a judge Friday that it would be unconstitutional to try the 17-year-old as an adult. Robert C. Richardson III's attorneys also said the boy is suffering from...

    Tags: Murder, Criminal Laws, Lawyers, Juvenile Delinquency, Laws

    7. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Pulitzer Prize winners include 'The Orphan Master's Son'

    The <a href="http://www.pulitzer.org/" target="_blank">2013 Pulitzer Prizes</a> were announced today, and among the winners is "Devil in the Grove,"&nbsp;a non-fiction account of Baltimore native Thurgood Marshall's fearless work for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in a Florida case. As we all know, Marshall went on to bring the nation's landmark school integration case, Brown vs. Board of Education, and later became a U.S. Supreme Court justice. The winners:
    The 2013 Pulitzer Prizes were announced today, and among the winners is "Devil in the Grove," a non-fiction account of Baltimore native Thurgood Marshall's fearless work for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in a Florida case. As we all know, Marshall went...

    Tags: NAACP, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Entertainment Events, Awards and Prizes

    8. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Md. should repeal sodomy laws

    Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller is right that Maryland isn't "the Southern state that [it] used to be" and has become more progressive ("Session ends in a flurry of votes," April 9). Yet, for all the progress that has been made, there remains one...

    Tags: Sex Crimes, Maryland General Assembly, Laws

    9. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. UB prepares to open new Law Center

    Like American jurisprudence, the University of Baltimore's new $114 million law school is complicated and thoughtful.
    Like American jurisprudence, the University of Baltimore's new $114 million law school is complicated and thoughtful. Staircases bridge across and spiral through the 12-story building's vibrant atrium, connecting a labyrinth of classrooms and study...

    Tags: Ayers Saint Gross, Abell Foundation, Martin O'Malley, Jones Falls Expressway, Judges

    10. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. The Internet – you never know where or when stuff will turn up [Editorial]

    It's been more than 25 years since Douglas H. Ginsburg asked that his nomination to become a U.S. Supreme Court justice be withdrawn. The prospective high court justice nominated by Ronald Reagan, it turned out, smoked marijuana and ended up admitting...

    Tags: Marijuana Use, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Recreational Substance Use

    11. Mar 30, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Don't be swayed by gay marriage polls

    "If there is anything that links the human to the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle when everybody else rejects it." -- Abraham Lincoln
    "If there is anything that links the human to the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle when everybody else rejects it." -- Abraham Lincoln History is full of warnings about what happens when people follow public opinion instead of...

    Tags: Kim Kardashian, Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Henrik Ibsen, Same-Sex Marriage

    12. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. The false analogy between abortion and gay marriage

    If the tenor of their questions is any indication, the justices on the U.S. Supreme Court appeared evenly divided in the challenge to California's law banning gay marriage, with Justice Anthony Kennedy, predictably, in the middle. But rather than deciding which way to tip the scales, Justice Kennedy seemed to be looking for an escape hatch. Indeed, his most persistent line of questioning to the advoates on both sides sounded more like a lament: "I just wonder if this case was properly granted."
    If the tenor of their questions is any indication, the justices on the U.S. Supreme Court appeared evenly divided in the challenge to California's law banning gay marriage, with Justice Anthony Kennedy, predictably, in the middle. But rather than deciding...

    Tags: Abortion, Marriage, Minority Groups, Same-Sex Marriage, Anthony Kennedy

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