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A computer scientist who claims to be the inventor of Bitcoin prevailed in a civil trial verdict against the family of a deceased business partner.
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Read More »Defendant wins dispute over $50B in Bitcoin 
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Justice Department sues Texas over new redistricting maps
Md. Senate overrides veto of bill stripping governor of final say in parole
Both sides of abortion debate planning for new state-by-state fight
Md. high court weighs exception to mandatory voir dire question
Trump faces flurry of investigations beyond Jan. 6 probe
Challenge to statute-of-limitations suspension appears doomed at Md. high court
Roe ‘settled’ law? Supreme Court justices’ earlier assurances now in doubt
Suspect’s parents charged in Michigan school shooting
Maryland man pleads guilty to bank fraud conspiracy
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Defendant wins dispute over $50B in Bitcoin
Justice Department sues Texas over new redistricting maps
The Department of Justice sued Texas over new redistricting maps, saying the plans discriminate against voters in the state’s Latino and Black populations.
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Read More »Md. Senate overrides veto of bill stripping governor of final say in parole
The Senate voted Monday to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of legislation to strip him and future Maryland governors of the final say in parole decisions for inmates sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. With the ...
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Read More »Both sides of abortion debate planning for new state-by-state fight
As the Supreme Court court weighs the future of Roe v. Wade, a resurgent anti-abortion movement is looking to press its advantage in state-by-state battles.
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Read More »Md. high court weighs exception to mandatory voir dire question
A defense attorney and a lawyer for the state battled at Maryland’s high court Monday over whether a judge’s failure to ask prospective jurors if they respect a criminal defendant’s constitutional right not to testify invalidates a subsequent conviction or ...
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Read More »Trump faces flurry of investigations beyond Jan. 6 probe
As Donald Trump's attorneys try to block the release of records related to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, the former president faces other investigations.
Read More »Challenge to statute-of-limitations suspension appears doomed at Md. high court
Maryland’s top court appears poised to uphold the constitutionality of its then-chief judge’s order suspending the deadline for filing civil claims when she closed the clerks’ offices last year to stanch the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Several Court of ...
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Read More »Roe ‘settled’ law? Supreme Court justices’ earlier assurances now in doubt
Fresh questions are being raised about the substance, purpose and theater of the Senate's Supreme Court confirmation process that some say is badly broken.
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Read More »Suspect’s parents charged in Michigan school shooting
A prosecutor filed involuntary manslaughter charges against the parents of a 15-year-old accused of shooting 11 at a Michigan high school.
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Read More »Maryland man pleads guilty to bank fraud conspiracy
A Maryland man has pleaded guilty to his role in a bid to victimize businesses and cause losses totaling more than $4 million through a stolen check scheme.
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