Baltimore city moved to dismiss a lawsuit over a city code section that allows an eviction to proceed with no notice, arguing the plaintiffs’ claims “have no legal merit.” Marshall Todman and Tiffany Gattis filed suit in U.S. District Court ...

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A 2014 candidate for Baltimore sheriff pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations Tuesday for filing a false campaign report using his treasurer’s electronic signature. Richard Parker, 41, of Gwynn Oak, received a one-year suspended sentence and was placed on three years probation by ...

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Food truck vendors are taking their lawsuit over Baltimore’s ordinance that bans them from operating near restaurants with “similar” fare to the state’s highest court. The Court of Appeals agreed Monday to hear the case, which will likely be argued ...

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Years ago, Rolling Stone magazine ran the iconic ad campaign “Perception vs. Reality.” The magazine suffered a severe identity crisis: Was its audience dope-smoking hippies or affluent professionals? Baltimore suffers from a perception that it is a dangerous city. Police ...

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The Trump administration’s family planning “gag rule,” blocked by a federal judge in Baltimore in May, can go into effect after an appellate panel voted to stay the injunction granted at the trial level. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of ...

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Baltimore’s lawsuit alleging oil companies concealed dangers and misinformed the public about climate change belongs in state court, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander issued an order remanding the case because she determined removal to federal court ...

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Baltimore can resume enforcement of its proximity ban on food trucks that prevents them from operating near restaurants with similar cuisine after the Court of Special Appeals deemed the rule constitutional Thursday. The “300-foot rule” prohibits mobile vendors from setting ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Attorneys for Baltimore on Tuesday asked an appellate panel to allow the enforcement of a city ban on food trucks operating too close to businesses selling the same food, arguing that a trial judge should not have found the ...

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When Baltimore asked a federal judge to vacate a ruling and instead certify a question of law to the Maryland Court of Appeals, the city acknowledged it should have done so earlier and quoted Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter. “Wisdom ...

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A federal judge declined to stay Baltimore’s lawsuit over changes to immigration rules, finding the “potential harm” alleged by the city justified keeping the case active despite the partial government shutdown that has left the government’s lawyers without funding. It ...

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