After more than a quarter-century of drafting laws, Sen. Brian E. Frosh now wants to enforce and defend them.

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Del. Jon S. Cardin Thursday issued a statement defending himself against claims that he was absent from a large majority of votes taken by his committee during the past legislative session.

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State Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler sent letters Monday to manufacturers of electronic smoking devices to air his concerns about potential health risks.

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Civil penalties are unlikely in a case involving allegations that Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler violated state law prohibiting elected state officials from conducting or soliciting campaign donations during the 90-day General Assembly session.

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After weeks of speculation, Del. C. William "Bill" Frick announced Tuesday night that he will seek re-election to the House of Delegates rather than run for attorney general.

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An Ellicott City title company has moved a step closer to recovering more than $100,000 it paid to settle a civil action by the Office of the Maryland Attorney General, which accused it of participating in a scheme to defraud Maryland homeowners facing foreclosure.

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Attorney General Eric Holder called on a group of states Tuesday to restore voting rights to ex-felons, part of a push to fix what he sees as flaws in the criminal justice system that have a disparate impact on racial minorities.

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Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler says he would not support spending tens of millions of dollars in state money on a Baltimore jail for youths.

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Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who praised Maryland state Sen. Brian E. Frosh last month for shepherding gun-control legislation through the Senate in 2013, put his money where his mouth was.

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Maryland’s Court of Appeals on Tuesday put a temporary hold on a trial judge’s order that attorneys be provided for indigent defendants at initial bail hearings — raising the possibility that the top court will reconsider its September ruling that defendants have a state constitutional right to counsel at those proceedings.

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