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Ex-President Donald Trump sought to block the release of documents related to the Jan. 6 insurrection to the congressional committee investigating the attack.
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Wicomico County faces 2nd lawsuit over prisoner suicides at detention center
Jury selection begins in trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s death
Frosh, gun rights group clash over coming Supreme Court decision
Risky business: Some Capitol riot defendants forgo lawyers
Cuba Gooding Jr. faces February trial in NYC groping case
Former Boeing test pilot pleads not guilty in 737 Max case
Supreme Court commission talks positively of shorter terms
Federal appeals court will consider Maryland’s ‘puppy-mill’ ban
Judge firms up trial date for Smollett, won’t dismiss case
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Trump files lawsuit to block release of Jan. 6 documents
Wicomico County faces 2nd lawsuit over prisoner suicides at detention center
A new lawsuit claims that Wicomico County Detention Center staff ignored an incarcerated man's declining mental health in the days and hours before he died by suicide in 2018.
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Read More »Jury selection begins in trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s death
Jury selection got underway in what could be a long effort to find jurors in the trial of three white men charged with fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery.
Read More »Frosh, gun rights group clash over coming Supreme Court decision
In dueling court papers, a gun rights group and Maryland’s attorney general differ on the consequences a coming U.S. Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of limits on carrying handguns outside one’s home will have on the state’s controversial licensing ...
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Read More »Risky business: Some Capitol riot defendants forgo lawyers
Some of the defendants charged in the storming of the U.S. Capitol are turning away defense lawyers and electing to represent themselves, undeterred by their lack of legal training or repeated warnings from judges. That choice already has led to ...
Read More »Cuba Gooding Jr. faces February trial in NYC groping case
Cuba Gooding Jr. will go on trial in February in his New York City groping case, a judge said Monday.
Read More »Former Boeing test pilot pleads not guilty in 737 Max case
A former Boeing test pilot pleaded not guilty to charges that he deceived regulators by withholding information about a key system that played a role in two deadly crashes.
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Read More »Supreme Court commission talks positively of shorter terms
WASHINGTON — A commission tasked with studying potential changes to the Supreme Court has released a first look at its review, a draft report that is cautious in discussing proposals for expanding the court but also speaks approvingly of term ...
Read More »Federal appeals court will consider Maryland’s ‘puppy-mill’ ban
A dispute over Maryland’s ban on retail dog sales is headed to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The federal appellate court will decide whether the 2021 law discriminates against out-of-state dog breeders or legitimately restricts sales by abusive ...
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Read More »Judge firms up trial date for Smollett, won’t dismiss case
CHICAGO — A judge on Friday denied a last-ditch effort to dismiss a criminal case against actor Jussie Smollett, who is accused of lying to police when he reported that he was the victim of a racist, anti-gay attack in downtown ...
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