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The Maryland Supreme Court agreed to hear a convicted child murderer’s argument that the trial judge improperly admitted into evidence his earlier no contest plea.

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The Maryland Supreme Court will consider whether the state recognizes pay raises to shareholding executives at privately held companies as “de facto dividends.”

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Maryland's Supreme Court will consider if a criminal defense attorney’s silence constitutes consent when a judge schedules the trial past the 180-day deadline.

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The Maryland Supreme Court will consider whether the state's Public Service Commission’s oversight of utility companies includes the authority to penalize them for deceptive telephone solicitations.

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A woman who succeeded in having her divorce overturned after her ex-husband’s death has failed in her bid to have his final marriage posthumously annulled based on bigamy.

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A three-judge federal appeals court panel appears poised to strike down as unconstitutional Maryland’s training and licensing requirement for would-be handgun purchasers.

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The Maryland Supreme Court has cleared the way for Amazon to operate a distribution center in Upper Marlboro over the objections of nearby residents.

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The Maryland Supreme Court has reinstated the child sexual abuse conviction of a middle school substitute teacher who sent a student sexually charged texts outside of class.

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An attorney told a seemingly skeptical Maryland Supreme Court that a ban on gun possession by someone sentenced to more than two years in prison for a nonviolent common law crime violates the Constitution.

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A unanimous Maryland Supreme Court has ruled against Montgomery Park in its effort to reopen the bidding for the Maryland Insurance Administration’s lease.

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