WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s watchdog faults former FBI Director James Comey for breaking with protocol in his handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, but it says his decisions were not driven by political bias ahead of the 2016 ...
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Two men who spent years behind bars after being targeted by corrupt Baltimore police are seeking more than $40 million in damages in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
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After a seven-day trial over three weeks, a Baltimore jury deliberated for about two hours before determining Wednesday afternoon that Miles & Stockbridge PC breached its contract with a former equity partner and owed him wages. The jury awarded more ...
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After nine terms in office Harford County State’s Attorney Joseph I. Cassilly is not seeking reelection this year, and a pack of four Republican challengers are vying to be on the ballot in November to take his place. Cassilly has ...
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Police responding to an anonymous 911 call regarding potentially illegal activity are best advised to keep a recording of that call, lest a subsequent stop, arrest and conviction be overturned on appeal. And if a recording does not exist, the ...
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OCEAN CITY — Alberto Gonzales and Preet Bharara worked for different political administrations, but both were united in their rebukes of some of President Donald Trump’s and his representatives’ attacks on the justice system Wednesday. Gonzales, a former U.S. attorney ...
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Four Republican candidates are running for Harford County State’s Attorney. The Daily Record asked Lisa H. Marts, Albert Peisinger, David Ryden and Steven L. Trostle for their stances on criminal justice issues in the county. Opioid epidemic Harford County saw 72 ...
Read More »Court of Appeals Criminal Procedure, Post-conviction petitions: The Court of Appeals adopted the “prison mailbox rule,” under which a pleading is deemed to have been filed by an unrepresented inmate when the inmate delivers the pleading to prison authorities for ...
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With clients increasingly weary of the billable-hour model and the influx of online legal service providers, attorney and entrepreneur Heather Pearce Campbell wants to see lawyers rethink their approach to the business.
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Acing the Maryland bar exam means nothing if you were not completely honest on the application to take the test and truthful with representatives of the character committee, according to the State Board of Law Examiners’ director of character and fitness.
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