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Contributory negligence: An anomaly with staying power

July 28, 2019 1 Comment

The Maryland State House in 2019. (Maximilian Franz / Special to The Daily Record)

In retrospect, the Maryland family’s lawsuit alleging a drug company’s anti-diabetes medication killed their loved one was over before it began. Diep An’s years of smoking blocked any chance his widow and three children had of collecting the more than ...

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Hogan signs bill expanding protections against cyberbullying

April 18, 2019 Comments Off on Hogan signs bill expanding protections against cyberbullying

ANNAPOLIS – Gov. Larry Hogan on Thursday signed into law legislation to expand Maryland’s prohibition on the cyberbullying of youngsters, as parents of a teenager driven to suicide by online harassment stood behind him. The expanded law, dubbed Grace’s Law ...

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House passes expansion of anti-cyberbullying law

March 14, 2019 Comments Off on House passes expansion of anti-cyberbullying law

Del. Luke Clippinger, D-Baltimore city and chair of the House panel, asked whether spousal privilege would nevertheless still apply -- and protect newlywed criminal defendants -- if the crime committed before marriage was part of a continuing course of illegal conduct that continued after the wedding. (The Daily Record/File Photo)

ANNAPOLIS – The House of Delegates passed legislation Thursday to expand Maryland’s law against the cyberbullying of youngsters. The House’s 137-0 vote followed the Senate’s 45-0 passage last month of a substantially similar measure that would outlaw a one-time online ...

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Senate passes anti-cyberbullying expansion; attention shifts to House

February 7, 2019 Comments Off on Senate passes anti-cyberbullying expansion; attention shifts to House

Sen Will Smith, D-Montgomery and vice chair of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, called on the General Assembly to pass new gun restrictions at a rally in Annapolis Thursday. (Bryan P. Sears)

ANNAPOLIS – The Senate on Thursday morning passed legislation to expand Maryland’s law against the cyberbullying of youngsters, as the mother of a teenager who killed herself after being bullied online looked on. After the Senate’s 45-0 vote, attention shifted ...

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Senate gives initial OK to anti-cyberbullying expansion

February 5, 2019 Comments Off on Senate gives initial OK to anti-cyberbullying expansion

State Sen. Robert "Bobby" Zirkin has called the proposed measure "Grace's Law 2.0." (File photo)

ANNAPOLIS – The Senate on Tuesday gave preliminary approval by voice vote to a bill that would expand Maryland’s law against the cyberbullying of youngsters. Senators could vote as early as this week on final passage of the legislation, which ...

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Cyberbullying bill draws free-speech concerns from ACLU

January 29, 2019 Comments Off on Cyberbullying bill draws free-speech concerns from ACLU

Sen. Robert A. "Bobby" Zirkin, chair of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee. (File photo)

ANNAPOLIS – Legislation to expand Maryland’s law against cyberbullying of youngsters drew criticism Tuesday from a free-speech advocate, who was in the unwelcome position of testifying after parents whose teenage daughter was driven to suicide by online harassment. “My heart ...

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New House Judiciary chair declares no-passing zone

January 10, 2019 Comments Off on New House Judiciary chair declares no-passing zone

ANNAPOLIS – The House Judiciary Committee’s first new chair in a quarter century told the panel’s members Thursday that they shalt not “pass” when it is their turn to vote on legislation and that witnesses testifying on legislation must sign ...

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Md. Court of Appeals opens new term with higher profile

September 4, 2018 Comments Off on Md. Court of Appeals opens new term with higher profile

The members of the Maryland Court of Appeals. From left, Justices Michelle D. Hotten, Robert N. McDonald, Clayton Greene Jr., Mary Ellen Barbera (the chief justice), Sally D. Adkins, Shirley M. Watts and Joseph M. Getty. (File Photo)

Maryland’s top court will consider among its approximately 150 appeals this term whether an internet sensation’s murder conviction should be reinstated.

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Zirkin: Laws on firearms, mental health to be reviewed

August 28, 2018 Comments Off on Zirkin: Laws on firearms, mental health to be reviewed

Sen. Robert A. 'Bobby' Zirkin, D-Baltimore County

A Maryland legislator says laws regarding firearms possession and mental health will be revisited in the state's next legislative session.

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Zirkin assails Jealous for likening Court of Appeals to Supreme Court

August 14, 2018 Comments Off on Zirkin assails Jealous for likening Court of Appeals to Supreme Court

Sen. Robert A. "Bobby" Zirkin, D-Baltimore County and chairman of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee. (File photo)

'It is a blatant attempt to nationalize the judicial appointments issue,' Sen. Robert A. “Bobby” Zirkin said in response to a tweet Monday from the Democratic nominee's campaign.

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