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Md. lawmakers override Hogan’s veto, ban juvenile life without parole

April 10, 2021 Leave a comment

The Maryland General Assembly overrode Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto Saturday and enacted legislation prohibiting juveniles convicted of murder or rape from being sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Legislative supporters of the override called the prohibition ...

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General Assembly overrides Hogan’s veto, enacts police reforms

April 10, 2021 Leave a comment

Maryland Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team training with the Maryland Army National Guard, Baltimore County Police and Fire Department. The MD-HART have developed standard operating procedures and guidelines for helicopter hoist/rescue operations with fire department helicopter rescue technicians and police personnel, who are deployed from helicopters. (Photo by Sgt. Thaddeus Harrington, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office)

The Maryland General Assembly on Saturday overrode Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto and enacted police reform proposals intended to curtail deadly and excessive force, limit the use of no-knock warrants and make the police disciplinary process subject to greater civilian oversight. ...

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Hogan vetoes police reform proposals; legislative leaders seek to override

April 9, 2021 Leave a comment

“One elected official is accountable to the voters for the parole of offenders who committed heinous murders and attempted murders. An appointed group such as the Parole Commission is less accountable for its exercise of such authority than the governor," Gov. Larry Hogan's office said in opposing legislation to remove the probation authority from the governor. (The Daily Record/File Photo)

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Friday evening vetoed police reform proposals intended to curtail deadly and excessive force, limit the use of no-knock warrants and make the police disciplinary process subject to greater civilian oversight. The measures, however, passed both the ...

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Biden assigns study on delicate issue of Supreme Court

April 9, 2021 Leave a comment

The commission's launch comes amid speculation as to whether President Joe Biden will be able to put his own stamp on the Supreme Court if Stephen Breyer, at 82 the oldest justice on the court, retires at the end of the current term. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday ordered a study of adding seats to the Supreme Court, creating a bipartisan commission that will spend the next six months examining the politically incendiary issues of expanding the court and instituting term ...

Dollar General settles sexual harassment claim at Kent County store

April 9, 2021 Leave a comment

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, file photo, customers exit a Dollar General store, in San Antonio. Dollar General is going hostile with its $9.1 billion bid for Family Dollar after repeated rejections of previous offers by its rival. The discount chain said Wednesday Sept. 10, 2014 that it is offering investors of Family Dollar Inc. $80 per share in cash, the same offer that was rejected last week by the company board. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Dollar General has agreed to pay $50,000 to a former Kent County assistant store manager who a federal agency alleged was sexually harassed at work by her boss and transferred to a different location after she told management. The discount ...

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Police reform’s passage draws Dems’ cheers, GOP jeers

April 8, 2021 Leave a comment

A Baltimore police officer returns to her cruiser after checking on a call, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in Baltimore. A package of police reforms in Maryland has been approved by the General Assembly, but it's unclear if Gov. Larry Hogan will sign them into law. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Democratic legislators on Thursday basked in the General Assembly’s passage of police reform legislation to curtail deadly and excessive force and make the police disciplinary process uniform across the state and with greater civilian oversight. But their Republican colleagues – ...

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Hogan vetoes bill to ban juvenile life without parole

April 8, 2021 Leave a comment

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Thursday vetoed a measure that would prohibit juveniles convicted of rape or murder from being sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Senate and House of Delegates are expected to vote ...

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Biden tightens some gun controls, says much more needed

April 8, 2021 Leave a comment

President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden at the White House, Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, in his first gun control measures since taking office, announced a half-dozen executive actions Thursday aimed at addressing a proliferation of gun violence across the nation that he called an “epidemic and an international embarrassment.” ...

Rohde appointed register of wills for Orphans’ Court of Baltimore County

April 8, 2021 Leave a comment

An image of the Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson, Maryland. Completed in 1855 and designed by Dixon And Baldwin, the limestone and marble Greek Revival structure was enlarged in 1910, 1925 and 1958. The Towson courthouse continues to host county government offices, though judicial functions have moved to the Baltimore County Courts Building, located immediately to the north. The Baltimore County Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This image © Capitolshots Photography/TwoFiftyFour Photos, LLC, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

The Orphans’ Court for Baltimore County Thursday announced the appointment of Alexis Burrell Rohde as register of wills for the county. She succeeds Grace G. Connolly, who announced her retirement March 16. Pursuant to the Maryland Constitution, the Orphans’ Court ...

Judge on Michigan’s top court works while overseas

April 8, 2021 Leave a comment

DETROIT — A Michigan Supreme Court justice said Thursday that he has been overseas for three months, participating in an international program to improve the perception of people with disabilities while pulling all-nighters to keep up with his work back ...

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