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An epileptic inmate who was injured after he fell from the top of his bunk during a seizure has settled his federal lawsuit against officials at a state prison.

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A proposal to establish a local hiring mandate was passed Tuesday by the Baltimore City Council’s Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee after a brief, 15-minute work session.

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American Veterans Inc., a Lanham-based nonprofit organization that helps veterans process disability claims, has tentatively entered into a confidential settlement of a wrongful termination lawsuit by a former employee.

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Another Baltimore strip club is facing a lawsuit from an exotic dancer who says the club failed to pay her the required minimum wage. Diamonde Grant, also known as Dimez, filed her lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore ...

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The lead detective in charge of investigating the disappearance of asphyxiated North Carolina teenager Phylicia Barnes has been charged with two counts of second-degree assault, one count of fourth-degree burglary, and one count of making a false statement to police. ...

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A man accused in the near-beheading deaths of his three young relatives was sentenced Monday to life in prison.

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A 58-year-old Severn man who claims that the Navy “continuously … discriminated against and reprised against” him because he complained about age, race and gender discrimination, is suing the military for more than $500,000.

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Have you seen a judge lose his or her cool or commit other acts of misconduct?

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Cities and counties cannot regulate the purchase and sale of individual or “unpackaged” cigars, Maryland’s highest court held Thursday.

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A multimillion-dollar class action alleging that a Houston-based company attempted to collect debts from Marylanders without obtaining the mandatory state license has been confidentially settled this week.

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