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    May 2, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. 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: Health Treatments, Ibuprofen (drug), Pain, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Judges

    2. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. 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. — 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: American Civil Liberties Union, Technology, Vaccines, Biology, Science

    3. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. 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: Christianity, Prosecution, Justice System, Trials, Roman Catholicism

    4. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. 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, Laws, Justice System, Harford County, Judges

    5. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. 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, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment Events

    6. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. 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, Laws, Maryland General Assembly

    7. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. 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: Abell Foundation, University of Baltimore, Ayers Saint Gross, Teaching and Learning, Students

    8. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. 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: Barack Obama, Recreational Substance Use, Bill Clinton, Elections, Ronald Reagan

    9. Mar 30, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. 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, Justice System, Judges, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage

    10. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. 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: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Laws, Family, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Proposition 8 (California, 2010)

    11. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Federal appellate court upholds Md. handgun permit laws

    A federal appeals court has upheld Maryland's handgun permitting law, reversing a lower court decision by concluding that the state can constitutionally require an applicant to show &ldquo;good and substantial reason&rdquo; that he or she needs a concealed-carry license.
    A federal appeals court has upheld Maryland's handgun permitting law, reversing a lower court decision by concluding that the state can constitutionally require an applicant to show “good and substantial reason” that he or she needs a...

    Tags: Douglas F. Gansler, Civil Rights, Laws, Gun Control, Baltimore County

    12. Mar 16, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. House votes to repeal death penalty

    The General Assembly voted to repeal the death penalty Friday, calling for an end to Maryland's 375-year history of capital punishment and joining a growing number of states outlawing the practice.
    The General Assembly voted to repeal the death penalty Friday, calling for an end to Maryland's 375-year history of capital punishment and joining a growing number of states outlawing the practice. After nearly two hours of impassioned debate, the House...

    Tags: Murder, Punishment, Michael E. Busch, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Annapolis

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