US Fidelis Inc., once the nation’s largest provider of after-market auto warranties but now embroiled in bankruptcy, is challenging the Maryland Attorney General’s order that it pay more than $25 million in restitution and penalties. The attorney general’s Consumer Protection ...

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The Maryland Attorney General’s office said its Consumer Protection Division filed administrative charges against GRS Fitness LLC and its owner, Bernard P. Caplan Jr., alleging that they arbitrarily discontinued services at a health club in Essex. Other charges include making ...

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Gov. Martin O’Malley is attending an event with Vice President Joe Biden and other federal officials on deploying a national public safety broadband network to improve communications for emergency responders. The event is scheduled for Thursday afternoon in Washington. Attorney ...

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DOVER, Del. — The Delaware attorney general’s office has agreed to withdraw proposed legislation that would allow authorities to keep the names of crime victims and witnesses secret. The bill would have allowed authorities to refer to victims or witnesses ...

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WASHINGTON — Some prisoners already serving time should benefit from a new law that lowers sentences for crack cocaine offenses, but only if their crimes did not involve weapons and they do not have lengthy arrest records, U.S. Attorney General ...

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Sen. Benjamin Cardin is pushing for an end of $4 billion a year in subsidies and tax breaks for the five biggest oil companies. Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler will join Cardin on Monday at a news conference in Baltimore. ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — California’s attorney general has again come out against the state’s same-sex marriage ban, this time telling the state Supreme Court the proponents of successful ballot initiatives do not have the right to defend their measures in court. ...

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With all of the Osama bin Laden news last night and today, you might want (need?) a little break. Check out the law links below for a breather. Could the Fourth Circuit be turning the tide on discrimination cases? How ...

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Good morning. Here are some law links for you on this balmy Monday: The Washington Post goes over the same-sex marriage vote in Maryland’s House through the eyes of Speaker Michael E. Busch. NPR takes us back to 1980, when ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland state senators are seeking to exempt slots operators from potentially paying millions of dollars in local property taxes on the gambling devices starting each year. A measure being pushed by Sen. George Edwards, R-Garrett, and Sen. Nancy ...

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