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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: DNA, Scott Shellenberger, Police Arrests, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Prisons
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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: Schizophrenia, Alzheimer's Disease, Abbott Laboratories, Food and Drug Administration, Chemical Industry
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O'Malley would veto medical marijuana bill
Gov. Martin O'Malley likely would veto any legislation to legalize medical marijuana because of concerns over whether it would stand up to federal scrutiny, his spokeswoman said Thursday.
His decision comes as states with programs similar to what...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Criminals, Labor Legislation, Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis
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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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Gay marriage: A tale of two states
The storylines were similar: A divided state legislature grapples with the emotional question of whether to allow same-sex couples to marry.
But several plot twists — an ambitious Democratic governor as the main character, a multimillion-dollar...Tags: Prince George's County, Maryland, Andrew Cuomo, Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., James S. Alesi
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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: Prince George's County, Voting, Music, Judges, Lawyers
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Immigrant advocates file suit to toss tuition referendum
The immigrant advocacy group Casa de Maryland asked a court Monday to toss out the referendum aimed at overturning the new law that extends in-state tuition breaks at Maryland's public colleges and universities to illegal immigrants. The widely...Tags: Maryland, Fraud, Annapolis, Labor Legislation, Judges
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Potential gubernatorial hopefuls start 2014 fundraising early
It will be three years before ballots are cast in Maryland's next election for governor, but half a dozen potential candidates for the office are already asking donors for cash. At one of the latest fundraising events, Democratic Howard County...Tags: Prince George's County, Hunt Valley, Charity, Howard County, Executive Branch
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Gansler leads in money race
State Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler has taken a strong lead among prospective Democratic candidates for governor in 2014 in terms of money in the bank, but his lead narrows when his fundraising last year is compared with that of three possible...Tags: Primaries, Democratic Party, Government, Executive Branch, Ken Ulman
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Maryland law enforcement agencies still collecting DNA samples
Police around Maryland said Wednesday that they would continue to collect DNA samples when suspects are arrested for violent crimes and burglaries, despite a recent ruling by the state's top court limiting the practice.
Several law enforcement agencies,...Tags: DNA, Litigation, Police Arrests, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Prisons
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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, Trials, Omega Protein Corporation, Reedville
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Md. high court strikes down DNA collection at arrest
Maryland's highest court on Tuesday blocked police in most cases from collecting DNA samples when they arrest suspects in violent crimes and burglaries, dealing a blow to one of Gov. Martin O'Malley's signature initiatives. The Court of Appeals ruled 5-2...Tags: Margaret Mead, DNA, Scott Shellenberger, Criminals, Police Arrests
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