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Virginians will elect members of the House of Delegates this year using a map seen as favorable to Democrats, according to a ruling Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sided with the state of Virginia on Monday, finding nothing improper about its decades-old ban on mining radioactive uranium. The owners of a massive deposit of radioactive uranium, the largest known in the United States, ...

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The Supreme Court is upholding a constitutional rule that allows state and federal governments to prosecute someone for the same crime. The case was closely watched because a ruling the other way might have emboldened President Donald Trump to pardon defendants in the Russia investigation.

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The Supreme Court decided Monday against a high-stakes, election-year case about the competing rights of gay and lesbian couples and merchants who refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings.

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The deadline for nominations for the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Annual Awards has been extended to June 30. In recognition of outstanding contributions by Maryland individuals and organizations that provide or support justice for low-income Marylanders, MLSC has created five ...

Legal help is available for people who are trying to have criminal records expunged for less-serious crimes under a 2016 Maryland law.

OCEAN CITY — The rapidly changing landscape of marijuana decriminalization has caused “mass confusion” and legal issues in Maryland workplaces, requiring employers and employees to be aware of ongoing developments, lawyers said Friday at a panel discussion at the Maryland ...

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International Business Machines Corp. will pay Maryland $2.8 million to settle claims against the technology company related to the failed rollout of the state’s health exchange in 2013, the state attorney general’s office stated Friday. IBM, following its purchase of ...

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RICHMOND — Overruling 22 years of precedent, the en banc 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Chapter 13 debtors may divide some undersecured home mortgage loans into secured and unsecured claims and “cram down” the unsecured portion ...

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Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service held its “A Taste for Pro Bono” benefit event April 2 at Union Craft Brewing in Baltimore. This year’s theme featured 13 local restaurants serving signature dishes, craft beer from Union Craft Brewing, live music from ...