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Md. to spend most of its settlement funds on housing-related efforts
Maryland will direct most of the nearly $60 million it controls from the national mortgage settlement to housing counseling, legal help for homeowners and anti-blight work, state officials said Wednesday. Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler said...Tags: Lawyers, Executive Branch, Finance, Mortgages, Financial and Business Services
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Julius Henson ordered to pay $1 million for 2010 election robocall
Political consultant Julius Henson must pay the state $1 million for putting out 112,000 robocalls intended to discourage black voters from going to the polls on Election Day 2010, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. "Voter suppression in Maryland will not be...
Tags: Lawyers, Baltimore County, Regional Authority, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Executive Branch
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Maryland open meetings course made available for public
The state has added a new tool to help members of the public navigate the rules governing open meetings of public bodies in Maryland. Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler's office on Wednesday announced the creation of a 2.5-hour(!) course on Maryland's...
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Maryland court recognizes out-of-state, same-sex marriages
Maryland's highest court handed a victory to same-sex couples Friday in a ruling that the governor and other advocates hailed as an endorsement of administration policies recognizing gay marriages performed in other states.
"To treat families differently...Tags: Lawyers, Executive Branch, Referenda, Family, Marriage
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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: Biotechnology Industry, Lawyers, Genes and Chromosomes, Judges, DNA
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Gansler eyeing lawsuit over menhaden catch limits
Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler says he's considering going to court if the interstate panel that regulates Atlantic coast fishing for menhaden doesn't cut back enough the catch of a Virginia-based fleet that takes the lion's share of the...
Tags: Dietary Supplements, Fatty Acids, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Aquaculture, Fishing
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Md. to get $1.8 million in Abbott settlement over drug marketing
Maryland is slated to receive $1.8 million for its part in a national settlement with Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories over allegations of illegal drug marketing, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler said Monday. Abbott will pay $100 million to 44...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Marketing, Bipolar Disorder, Pharmaceuticals, Food and Drug Administration
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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: Harford County, Lawyers, Baltimore County, Executive Branch, Wicomico County
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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: U.S. Army, Hospitals and Clinics, Baltimore County, Mark J. Sullivan, George Huguely V
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Henson suggests 'robocall' prosecution politically motivated
Political consultant Julius Henson plans to suggest in court this week that he is being prosecuted by the state's Democratic establishment only because he dared to work for Republicans, his attorney said Monday.
Henson is accused of election fraud...Tags: Lawyers, Prosecution, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Benjamin L. Cardin, Judges
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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: Biotechnology Industry, Lawyers, Genes and Chromosomes, Executive Branch, Wicomico County
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Wells Fargo mails mortgage-rate reduction offers to borrowers
Wells Fargo borrowers potentially eligible for mortgage rate reductions under the national settlement with big banks are being notified this month, Maryland's attorney general said Friday. The lender is mailing out rate-reduction offers in waves, meaning...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Lawyers, Mortgages, Financial and Business Services, Citigroup Incorporated
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