A man who was severely beaten on a ‘college night’ at Baltimore’s Iguana Cantina in 2008 can sue the nightclub for premises liability, Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals held on Monday. The decision revived James E. Troxel III’s lawsuit, which ...

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DOVER, Del. — A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments in a lawsuit claiming that former Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner discriminated against a state trooper because of his gender. Minner is appealing a federal judge’s refusal to ...

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WASHINGTON — A small-business group opposed to the health care overhaul is asking the Supreme Court to strike down the entire law, not just the core requirement to buy health insurance or pay a penalty. The National Federation of Independent ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — Attorneys seeking to overturn the first piracy conviction in a U.S. courtroom in nearly 200 years told a federal appeals panel Tuesday the actions of five Somali men who attacked a Navy warship in waters off Africa ...

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Administrative Law Land use BOTTOM LINE: Defendant adequately articulated its finding that a preliminary subdivision plan was consistent with the land use provisions in Prince George’s County’s General Plan and Master Plan and there was substantial evidence in the administrative ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — The federal health care overhaul survived two legal challenges on technicalities Thursday, leaving President Barack Obama’s signature initiative headed toward a final resolution in the U.S. Supreme Court as early as next year. It’s possible the high ...

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ATLANTA — The federal appeals court in Atlanta on Tuesday turned away the latest attempt by actor Wesley Snipes to get his conviction and prison sentence on tax charges overturned. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the appeal ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — Three former sailors convicted in a 1997 rape and murder asked the Virginia Supreme Court on Wednesday to revive an appeal that is based on the corruption convictions of the former Norfolk detective who allegedly coerced them ...

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-Celia Anderson Davis recalled the note she wrote herself on May 3, 2006, the day she argued for the state in Kevin C. Alston v. Maryland, No. 109, Sept. Term 2005. “The argument went well,” wrote Davis. “I would expect ...

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PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer filed an appeal Wednesday with the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that put on hold key parts of the state’s immigration enforcement law. The appeal comes as Brewer faced a deadline for ...

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