FREDERICK — A federal appeals court says a Frederick County sheriff’s deputy can be tried for allegedly using excessive force by firing an electronic stun gun at a Frederick man who later died. The Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., ...

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The Supreme Court won’t reinstate a $21 million judgment against Nintendo of America Inc., turning away a claim of patent infringement from a Texas gaming company. The high court refused to hear an appeal from Anascape Ltd. on Monday. A ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Torts, Qualified immunity: Qualified immunity does not extend to an officer who was not “in pursuit” when his car struck another vehicle, injuring plaintiffs. Schreyer v. Chaplain, No. 121 Sept. Term, 2008. COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS ...

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LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from two Christian high schools in Southern California that want the University of California to grant college-prep credit for courses with religious viewpoints. The justices, without comment, denied a ...

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration pleaded with an appeals court Monday to overturn a judge’s order halting federal funding of stem cell research, arguing the ban would irreparably harm scientific progress toward potentially lifesaving medical treatment. A three-judge panel of ...

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My next jury trial is Tuesday—it’s a rather simple workers’ compensation appeal that, by all accounts, should be finished in a day. The employer and the insurer, appellants to the Commission’s order, put their medical expert on video months ago, ...

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WASHINGTON — Appeals court judges deciding whether to release a Guantanamo Bay detainee asked Friday: If once an al-Qaida member, always an al-Qaida member? The Obama administration has appealed an order for the release of Mohamedou Ould Salahi, who has ...

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