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An aerial view of Broadmead, retirement community covering 94 acres of land in the Hunt Valley area. (CoStar Group)
Mar 24, 2026

4th Circuit revives gluten-free meals suit against MD retirement community

A lawsuit against a Cockeysville assisted living center will move forward after the facility allegedly failed to provide a woman with gluten-free meals.

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Aug 8, 2023

An appellate lawyer’s request to the Maryland Supreme Court: More fonts, please.

Picking the perfect font for a brief is like carefully choosing an outfit ahead of a big day in court — at least, if you ask an appellate lawyer.

Abortion rights supporters stand during a May 16, 2019, news conference at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta to discuss abortion bans in Georgia and across the country. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Sep 24, 2021

Court indicates it may wait to rule on Georgia abortion law

ATLANTA — A federal appeals court seemed to indicate Friday that it would wait until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a case that seeks to overturn its landmark decision […]

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Jan 25, 2021

Sandy Hook parents can pursue defamation claims

Welcome to Monday, the 60th anniversary of the first live televised presidential news conference, featuring President John F. Kennedy. Here are some news items to get your week started. — […]

Decorative Scales of Justice in the Courtroom
Jul 5, 2017

Appellate court: NC judge overreached by changing $1 verdict to $500K

RALEIGH, N.C. –  A veteran Henderson County judge overreached when he amended a jury verdict awarding $1 in a wrongful death medical malpractice suit and entered a substitute judgment of […]

Lawyer, Melvin Sykes turns 80.  Portrait in his library. S.K. 1-08-04
May 23, 2017

Longtime Baltimore lawyer Melvin J. Sykes dies at 93

'He had a generous heart, he was generous with his time and he was generous with his talent,' one colleague said.