Maryland’s top court will consider whether a trial judge properly admitted into evidence the violent rap lyrics an accused killer wrote and sang to an associate during a jailhouse telephone call before the trial, at which he was convicted of ...
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In an effort to engage jurors – and to swing a trial’s outcome in their client’s favor — some attorneys have been turning to drone photography and videography to enhance court presentations. While drone photography hasn’t been used extensively in ...
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can prevent criminal defendants from pleading insanity without violating their constitutional rights. The decision could prompt states across the country to toughen standards for defendants who wish to plead not guilty ...
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Federal prosecutors say an Israeli woman should be ordered to pay $28 million in restitution to thousands of investors who were defrauded in a scheme she orchestrated.
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Montgomery County lawyer Jonathan C. Dailey was disbarred Wednesday by the Maryland Court of Appeals, which found that Dailey solicited $27,000 from a former client for his own use after telling the client that the money would be an investment ...
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The coronavirus pandemic has inundated Maryland law firms with calls from clients who own businesses – and from the firms’ own lawyers and personnel, who are encountering technical difficulties while doing business from home.
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The Daily Record has announced the 2020 Leadership in Law honorees. Leadership in Law recognizes lawyers and judges in Maryland whose dedication to their profession and communities is outstanding. Forty legal professionals will be honored, including four who will be ...
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The General Assembly failed to pass legislation that would streamline the process for the wrongfully convicted to receive compensation and other benefits, frustrating advocates who hoped that years of work would finally pay off. The bill, named after exoneree Walter ...
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Legal services companies advertise a variety of programs marketed as artificial intelligence to make attorneys' work easier and faster, but the boom in so-called AI has not been accompanied by robust ethics considerations.
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NEW YORK — On the day after the coronavirus outbreak was declared a global pandemic, Joe Ferguson was given a batch of court-ordered evictions to carry out in his job as constable in Tucson, Arizona. He knocked on doors in ...
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