A Baltimore County lawyer and his wife will ask the Court of Appeals to throw out nearly $17,000 in restitution that was part of their sentencing on animal cruelty charges. Hilton and Donna Silver initially pleaded guilty to one count ...

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RICHMOND, Va.  — Fairfax County Police did nothing wrong when they failed to get a warrant before using GPS technology to track a registered sex offender’s movements, the Virginia Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. The unanimous decision by the full ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — A lawyer for a West Virginia woman who unsuccessfully challenged the state’s child immunization law said Tuesday she will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case. “We’re going to push this appeal as far as ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to allow gay marriages to take place in California while it considers the constitutionality of the state’s voter-approved ban. California Attorney General Kamala Harris had joined gay marriage proponents in ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. — A criminal case against a poultry processor accused of intentionally dumping untreated turkey remains into waterways is advancing unless the U.S. Supreme Court steps in. A 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals order issued Friday clears the ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday a convicted criminal’s decision to ask for leniency can be used to delay the deadline inmates have to appeal to the federal courts. The high court unanimously ruled for Khalil Kholi, who wants ...

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I’m a “play-it-safe” guy. Mom (a non-lawyer) always said that the law is very black and white. What she didn’t know, and what I learned at law school, is that the legal battlefield is over the vast no-man’s land of ...

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. — When is a phone not just a phone? When a federal court declares it’s a computer. That’s what happened last week, when the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lengthier sentence for a man ...

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The Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s decision that a 1993 law banning doctors from making in-office referrals applies to referrals for MRI and CT scans. In a Jan. 24 ruling, the state’s top court sided with the ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — A university professor who was labeled “a wannabe right-wing pundit” by a colleague urged a federal appeals court on Wednesday to revive his lawsuit claiming he was denied a promotion because of his conservative Christian views. A ...

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