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Lawyers in abortion murder case say fetal deaths occurred in N.J.
Lawyers for a doctor charged with killing five viable fetuses at an Elkton clinic said in a court motion filed Friday that Maryland lacks jurisdiction because the deaths occurred in New Jersey, and the charges should be thrown out. Steven C. Brigham,...Tags: Criminal Laws, Abusive Behavior, Laws, Lawyers, Elkton
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Abortion doctor arraigned on murder charge, argues law unconstitutional
Lawyers for an abortion doctor charged with murder under Maryland's fetal homicide law filed court papers Friday calling the statute illegal and saying that prosecutors are using the law to effectively ban the constitutionally protected medical...Tags: Elkton, Justice System, Medical Procedures and Tests, General Practitioners, Trials
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Counsel at initial hearings: a matter of simple fairness
I didn't need to go to law school to learn that a person charged with a crime is innocent until proven guilty and entitled to the assistance of a lawyer. I knew it in my former life as a sportswriter, and I probably had a grasp of it back in elementary...Tags: Laws, Lawyers, Prisons, Baltimore County, Justice System
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Ravens, NFL pursue online sellers of bogus merchandise
As the Ravens drove toward the playoffs, Barbra Skarzynski wanted to buy her son a team jersey as a Christmas gift. She searched Google for Lardarius Webb gear, quickly found a site that billed itself as an official store of the Ravens, and bought a...Tags: Football, Business, Stop Online Piracy Act, Google Inc., Credit and Debt
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Wish list for new director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
To: Richard Cordray, Director
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Dear Mr. Cordray:
First, congratulations on your appointment to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Unless the banking interests have their way, your appointment is expected...Tags: Credit Ratings, Federal Trade Commission, Laws, Richard Cordray, Civil Laws
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Immigration position could cost Romney
Mitt Romney's rigid position on illegal immigration and embrace of Kris Kobach, former law professor and architect of a law to rid Arizona of illegal aliens, may well cost him the fall election, even if helps him win the Republican nomination.
The United...Tags: White House, Laws, Barack Obama, John McCain, Mitt Romney
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O'Brien's quixotic fight
Recently, Cardinal-designateEdwin F. O'Brienwrote a stirring letter to all those who worship in the Baltimore Archdiocese, calling on their help to "regain our religious freedom." The impassioned call to arms suggests the federal government has dealt a...Tags: Insurance, Barack Obama, Health Treatments, Health Insurance, Edwin F. O'Brien
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Harford had 23 highway deaths in 2011
There were 23 fatalities on Harford County highways in 2011, a slight decrease from the previous year, but still too many, according to local police.
They're hoping a new countywide task force will prevent at least some fatal accidents.
"None of us want...Tags: Accidental Death, Harford County, Maryland State Police, Belair Road, Accidental Death
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City, Howard Co. weighing expansion of growler beer sales
Once, Baltimoreans could stop by the corner tavern and take away a container of their favorite brew, straight from the tap. The sound those pails made as they slid empty down the bar for refills is said to be how they got their name.
Growlers, which in...Tags: Mount Vernon, Laws, Fells Point, Distilling and Brewing Industry, Judges
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'Sweepstakes' game rooms raise legal, tax questions
Lillie Chappell was up about $50, then down about the same, and was into her third hour playing a video game — pressing a button on the computer screen and watching tumbling four-leaf clovers, bars, horseshoes, numeral sevens. Compared with slot...Tags: Robert W. Curran, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County, Justice System, McDonald's
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Police crack down on Harford 'adult bookstores'
The Harford County Sheriff's Office is cracking down again on illegal activity in the so-called "adult bookstores" in Harford County — an effort which resulted in the arrest of a Towson priest — while considering how it might be able to shut...Tags: Punishment, Laws, Business, Lawyers, Books
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Jury finds Stephens guilty in killing of Md. correctional officer
A convicted killer was found guilty Thursday of murdering a correctional officer at the now-closed Maryland House of Correction, opening the possibility that he will become the first person sentenced to death under the state's new capital punishment law....Tags: Punishment, Witnesses, Death Penalty, Anne Arundel County, Justice System
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