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New Jersey lawmakers approved a bill banning anyone under 18 from marrying, as an age-raising trend among U.S. states draws objections from some religious leaders.
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Read More »Bump stock ban given final approval in Md.
A ban on devices that can increase a semi-automatic rifle's firing rate has cleared the Maryland General Assembly.
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Read More »In symbolic move, FDA bans company’s tobacco products
For the first time, federal regulators on Friday ordered four tobacco products pulled from U.S. shelves that the company says it hasn't sold in years.
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Read More »Bill would ban sale of energy drinks to teens
Kevin I. Goldberg has lobbied for legislation before as president of the Maryland Association for Justice Inc. But he says his backing of this session’s bill to ban the sale of energy drinks to minors is unique for a trial lawyer.
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Read More »Petition drive starts to put college gun ban on Colo. ballot
DENVER — Colorado’s gun control debate is moving out of the state Capitol and straight to voters. A group of gun control supporters got permission Thursday to start gathering signatures for a ballot measure to ban concealed weapons on public ...
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Read More »Lockheed Martin ends Boy Scouts gifts over gay ban
WASHINGTON — Defense and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin is halting its donations to the Boy Scouts of America over the organization’s ban on gays serving as adult leaders after a review of the company’s philanthropy guidelines, the company said Thursday. ...
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Read More »Supreme dream team takes on Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban
The legal team that successfully took a challenge to California’s same-sex marriage ban to the U.S. Supreme Court has joined a challenge to Virginia’s constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage, with an eye to taking the issue of state law gay marriage bans before the high court.
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Read More »Casinos don’t see world through Google Glass
Gambling regulators around the country are warning their flock of casinos to keep guests from wearing Google Glass, the Internet search giant’s prototype computer that is meant to be worn like a pair of eyeglasses.
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Read More »Appeals court strikes down NYC’s big-soda ban
NEW YORK — New York City’s crackdown on big, sugary sodas is staying on ice. An appeals court ruled Tuesday that New York City’s Board of Health exceeded its legal authority and acted unconstitutionally when it tried to put a ...
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Read More »Eye on Annapolis: Lawmaker will again try to ban fracking
A Montgomery County lawmaker plans to introduce legislation that would ban hydraulic fracturing, often called fracking, in next year’s General Assembly session, following the failure of a similar bill in 2013.
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