RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s attorney general has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the state’s appeal of a ruling granting new sentencing hearings for the man serving life terms for the sniper shootings that terrorized the Washington, D.C., region ...

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Former acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal K. Katyal will press the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission’s Supreme Court appeal in the 'Bladensburg Cross' case.

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A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld former insurance adjuster Jeffrey B. Cohen's 37-year prison sentence, affirming the trial court's rulings and finding many of the issues he raised in pro se filings were precluded by his 2015 plea agreement.

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The Federal Communications Commission faced skeptical questioning from judges about a rule change that made way for Sinclair Broadcast Group's proposed acquisition of Tribune Media Co., raising the possibility of turmoil for the $3.9 billion deal.

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A Missouri woman convicted of child abuse is owed a new trial — one in which there is less discussion of the large reptiles in her home, a state appellate court has held.

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A group of prescription drug manufacturers challenging Maryland’s price gouging law are appealing a federal judge’s ruling that allowed the law to go into effect Sunday. The Association for Accessible Medicines, an industry group representing generic drug makers, alleged the law ...

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The disqualified winner of last year's tournament isn't ready to cut bait.

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Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby is seeking a stay of trial proceedings in the civil defamation cases pending against her while she appeals a federal judge’s ruling that she is not immune from their claims, according to online court ...

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A federal magistrate has ordered the discovery process in civil suits against Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby brought by officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray to move forward despite Mosby’s intention to seek a stay while ...

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The conviction of a Montgomery County man found guilty of raping at least five men he met at beer pong events has been upheld by the Court of Special Appeals. Joey Poindexter was sentenced to 150 years in prison in ...

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