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Financial disclosure: How the search became the story
When I set out to review the judges’ financial disclosure forms, I never expected that the process of getting the documents would be the story. My assignment was to review the disclosures filed by the seven judges on the state’s highest court. But, after more than four months of traveling back and forth between Baltimore […]
‘No change’: Financial disclosure on the Court of Appeals
No change. No change. No change. Look at this year’s financial disclosure forms from the judges on the Court of Appeals, and that is the only disclosure you will find in many a category. Since 1975, the Maryland Judiciary has given itself the option of filling out the bare minimum on financial disclosure forms, listing […]
Law blog roundup
On this, my final law blog roundup for The Daily Record, we have breaking news — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case on Arizona’s polarizing immigration law. On with the rest of the news and links to love: John Edwards may have caught a break in his case — the 4th Circuit, […]
Annapolis marina on the hook for damage to yacht
They say that loose lips sink ships, but in the case of the yacht A Portrait, a failure to check a loose sea strainer cap sank the boat in Annapolis. Federal Insurance Co., which insured David C. Mitchell’s yacht, was awarded more than $54,000 in damages in U.S. District Court in Baltimore in November against […]
Stephen Glass, Esq.?
Does Stephen Glass deserve a chance at redemption? The former journalist sent shock waves through the journalism world in the ’90s when it was discovered that he fabricated many of his stories (you can read all about it here). But it’s been more than a decade and Glass has been trying for much of that […]
UMUC professor gets $430K settlement in discrimination case
Maryland’s Board of Public Works approved a $430,000 settlement Wednesday with a man who said his supervisors at the University of Maryland University College discriminated against him because of his heritage. The school, which is the branch of the University System of Maryland catering to adult learners, settled with Motee Persaud during mediation on Sept. […]
Law blog roundup
Good Monday to you. Here’s some legal news to keep you informed. Jack Johnson’s actions confuse the grandmothers of Prince George’s County. (Johnson is set to be sentenced Tuesday.) An unlicensed Silver Spring Lawyer has been ordered to stop lawyering. Second Mile will freeze its assets to settle a civil case brought by a man […]
Curlett, Levin join forces to form firm specializing in criminal defense
Two weeks ago, Charles N. “Chad” Curlett Jr. moved offices and started a new business. By Tuesday, he is expecting the birth of his third child. Curlett, 40, a lawyer who started a partnership with attorney Steven Levin on Nov. 21, is used to this kind of chaos. The last few weeks are nothing compared […]
Luskin disbarred
Baltimore-born Paul B. Luskin has tangled with the law once again. This time, Luskin, who was imprisoned in 1988 for the botched murder-for-hire attempt on his ex-wife (complete with a flower deliveryman as the shooter), has been permanently disbarred in Florida. The Florida bar gave Luskin the boot after he posed as an attorney following […]
Court of Appeals: Fake ID not obstruction
Maryland’s top court has reversed a lower court’s finding that a man obstructed or hindered the performance of a police officer when he gave the officer a fake license. The Court of Appeals said in an opinion Tuesday that the state failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Gerald Thomas Titus Jr. had impeded […]
Sohn, Torre, others tell of their struggle to overcome trauma
“The Wire” actress Sonja Sohn and Major League Baseball’s Joe Torre both watched helplessly as children while their fathers abused their mothers. Both managed to find ways to overcome the violence they witnessed as children, but it wasn’t easy. Now, both are speaking out about how violence affects children. Torre is the co-chair of the […]
Live blog from Defending Childhood Task Force
Daily Record legal affairs reporter Danielle Ulman did some live blogging from the Defending Childhood Task Force at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. 11:45 a.m. A panel on the consequences for youth and society exposed to daily violence hit hard on some areas that might be ineffective in helping kids […]
