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Maryland authorities announced the arrest of a man who is charged with strangling a deaf inmate in a Baltimore jail.
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Baltimore native helps families through unique calling: Untangling tangled titles
Tangled titles happen when a person has a legal interest in a home in which they live, but their name is not on the deed. The issue causes families to lose homes that have been in their family for generations.
Read More »Justices decline challenge to Md. law against gun possession by prohibited persons
The Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of a man who was unaware a simple assault conviction in Pennsylvania barred him from possessing a gun in Maryland.
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Read More »Supreme Court rejects another bump stock ban case
The Supreme Court again declined to hear a lawsuit involving a Trump-era ban on bump stocks.
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Read More »Trump files lawsuit to avoid Jan. 6 committee subpoena
Former President Donald Trump is suing the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to avoid cooperating with a subpoena requiring him to testify.
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Read More »Maryland, 39 other states settle Google location-tracking charges for $392M
Google has agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with 40 states, including Maryland, to resolve an investigation into how the company tracked users' locations.
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Read More »A makeshift knife is a knife, Md. appeals court rules in contraband case
A fingernail clipper ceases to be a cosmetic instrument and becomes a deadly device when filed to a point and placed on a handle, Maryland’s second-highest court held.
Tagged with: body cavity contraband nail clipper Prison strip search weapons
Read More »Area higher education institutions hold expungement clinics to help clear records
A criminal record can hinder residents in achieving their goals. To help with this, a number of free expungement clinics have been hosted in the Baltimore area recently.
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Read More »Supreme Court justices cheered at conservative group’s anniversary dinner
Four of the five Supreme Court justices who overturned the constitutional right to abortion showed up at the conservative Federalist Society’s black-tie dinner marking its 40th anniversary.
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Read More »Federal judge strikes down Biden student loan forgiveness plan
A U.S. judge in Texas blocked President Joe Biden's plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness.
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