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    Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. ACLU alleges former AA police chief involved in Leopold dossiers

    While former Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold works in a food bank to satisfy the community service requirement of his sentence for misconduct in office, accusations stemming from his legal troubles are reaching another former county official.
    While former Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold works in a food bank to satisfy the community service requirement of his sentence for misconduct in office, accusations stemming from his legal troubles are reaching another former county...

    Tags: Punishment, Laws, Lawyers, Judges, Civil Rights

    2. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Maynard praised as tough, capable prison administrator

    In a career that's spanned more than four decades in four states, Gary D. Maynard has dealt with inmate sex scandals, prison riots, suicides and shrinking public safety budgets.
    In a career that's spanned more than four decades in four states, Gary D. Maynard has dealt with inmate sex scandals, prison riots, suicides and shrinking public safety budgets. Last week, the Maryland corrections secretary faced a bank of TV cameras...

    Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Executive Branch, Culture, Suicide, Government

    3. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. 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: Biotechnology, Herring, Biotechnology Industry, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Biology

    4. Apr 28, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  4. Did that really happen? In America?

    My periodic "Did You Know" columns tend to raise the blood pressure of more conservative readers who are embarrassed/angry/frustrated by the increasingly aggressive counter-cultural policies of the hard left and their allies in Hollywood, on campus, and in Washington, D.C.
    My periodic "Did You Know" columns tend to raise the blood pressure of more conservative readers who are embarrassed/angry/frustrated by the increasingly aggressive counter-cultural policies of the hard left and their allies in Hollywood, on campus, and...

    Tags: Defendants, Minority Groups, Adam Sandler, University of Maryland, College Park, Judges

    5. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Anti-abortion group stirs speech debate at Hopkins

    A group of students at the Johns Hopkins University is reviving a campus anti-abortion group that members say will perform "sidewalk counseling" — attempting to discourage pregnant women entering clinics from going through with the procedure.
    A group of students at the Johns Hopkins University is reviving a campus anti-abortion group that members say will perform "sidewalk counseling" — attempting to discourage pregnant women entering clinics from going through with the procedure....

    Tags: Abortion Issue, Teaching and Learning, Values, Demonstration, Civil Rights

    6. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Two-tier Maryland licenses approved for illegal immigrants

    Maryland is poised to become the only state on the East Coast to issue driver's licenses to immigrants here illegally under a bill passed by state lawmakers Friday.
    Maryland is poised to become the only state on the East Coast to issue driver's licenses to immigrants here illegally under a bill passed by state lawmakers Friday. The legislation, which Gov. Martin O'Malley plans to sign, would revive a two-tier...

    Tags: Laws, Executive Branch, Government, Civil Rights, Illegal Immigrants

    7. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Furloughs begin for federal public defenders

    Federal public defenders will begin taking furloughs this week because of forced spending cuts, raising concerns that reduced schedules will strain an already overburdened court system and compromise rights to adequate counsel and speedy trial.
    Federal public defenders will begin taking furloughs this week because of forced spending cuts, raising concerns that reduced schedules will strain an already overburdened court system and compromise rights to adequate counsel and speedy trial. In one of...

    Tags: Defendants, Budgets and Budgeting, Judges, Criminals, Labor Legislation

    8. Apr 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Killings in Md. prisons defy efforts to improve security

    Phyllis Scott was waiting for the day her son would be released from prison to return to East Baltimore, and she hoped he could steer clear of trouble in the future.
    Phyllis Scott was waiting for the day her son would be released from prison to return to East Baltimore, and she hoped he could steer clear of trouble in the future. But that day never came. Malcolm Jerrod "Rod" Pridget, who was just shy of his 20th...

    Tags: Punishment, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Laws, Gang Activity, Civil Rights

    9. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. ACLU questions constitutionality of cyber-harassment bill

    A 2013 Maryland General Assembly bill bearing the name of a Howard County teenager who killed herself last year is expected to be signed into law, but it stands on shaky constitutional ground, an official of the Maryland ACLU said. The "Misuse of...

    Tags: Baltimore County, Lawyers, Judges, Easter, Justice System

    10. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Leopold sentenced to jail, $100,000 fine

    Former Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold was led out of a courtroom Thursday with his wrists handcuffed behind his back and his head lowered, bound for the county jail after being sentenced for his misconduct in office conviction and behavior a judge condemned as "outrageous."
    Former Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold was led out of a courtroom Thursday with his wrists handcuffed behind his back and his head lowered, bound for the county jail after being sentenced for his misconduct in office conviction and...

    Tags: Punishment, Laws, Values, Government, Judges

    11. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Two federal cases against Anne Arundel can head toward trial, judge says

    A federal judge ruled Monday that claims by two former Anne Arundel County employees, who allege they lost their jobs because of retaliation by the administration of former County Executive John R. Leopold, can advance to trial.
    A federal judge ruled Monday that claims by two former Anne Arundel County employees, who allege they lost their jobs because of retaliation by the administration of former County Executive John R. Leopold, can advance to trial. U.S. District Judge...

    Tags: Punishment, Laws, Trials, Labor Legislation, Lawyers

    12. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Anne Arundel county executive shuts down in-house surveillance operation

    On her first full day on the job, the new Anne Arundel County executive shut down a surveillance operation inside the county office building that included 500 cameras recording minute-by-minute activity in and around numerous county government facilities.
    On her first full day on the job, the new Anne Arundel County executive shut down a surveillance operation inside the county office building that included 500 cameras recording minute-by-minute activity in and around numerous county government facilities....

    Tags: Laws, Local Government, Severna Park, University of Baltimore, Glen Burnie

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