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In clash with Congress, weak legal case may still help Trump
WASHINGTON — For all of President Donald Trump’s talk of winning, his lawyers are using a legal argument that many scholars say is a pretty sure loser as his team tries to defy congressional attempts to investigate him. Yet they ...
Read More »Gas company sues Maryland over blocked pipeline
A gas company has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Maryland after a board of high-ranking state officials voted unanimously to reject a proposed pipeline across 3 miles of western Maryland.
Read More »Pregnancy bias claim can proceed against Baltimore company, judge says
A federal judge has permitted a woman to pursue a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against Baltimore-based MET Laboratories Inc., saying a jury question exists as to whether the company validly fired her for lying on her time reports or illegally terminated ...
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Read More »BOE seeks dismissal of lawsuit over Hopkins police ballot question
A judge could rule by the end of the month on whether a new law allowing Johns Hopkins University to establish a private police force can be subject to a referendum.
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Read More »Howard County latest to sue opioid companies
Howard County became at least the 15th in the state to file suit against opioid manufacturers and distributors Friday. The lawsuit was filed in Howard County Circuit Court and alleges companies such as Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin, failed ...
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Read More »Towson man pleads guilty in Ponzi scheme
A Towson man is facing 40 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court Thursday to his role in a $550 million Ponzi scheme. Kevin B. Merrill, 53, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with a ...
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Read More »Frosh announces indictments in human trafficking investigation
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh is indicting two individuals charged with human trafficking. Valdez Lawrence, of Baltimore, and Mary Carr, of Dundalk, allegedly forced women to engage in sexual acts for money in Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Howard counties ...
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Read More »Md. files charges against Purdue Pharma owners for opioid epidemic
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh filed an administrative action against the owners and former directors of Purdue Pharma Thursday, alleging they deceived the public and profited from a campaign to increase the prescription and use of their opioids, including ...
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Read More »Abortion ban aims for high court but won’t get there soon
WASHINGTON — Alabama’s virtual ban on abortion is the latest and most far-reaching state law seemingly designed to prod the Supreme Court to reconsider a constitutional right it announced 46 years ago in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. But ...
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