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A Maryland state prosecutor who was arrested on child abuse and assault charges last week is out of a job.
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New Zealand law deems river more than just a body of water
Welcome to Monday, the 83rd anniversary of the Hollywood premiere of “The Wizard of Oz.” Here are some other news items. — New Zealand river’s personhood status is recognition it is more than standing water. — Arkansas judge gets suspended ...
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Read More »Md. high court orders review of mental health reports in abuse case
A Prince George’s County judge must review in chambers the private mental health records of a dead child care worker to determine what if any portion is relevant to a Massachusetts lawsuit alleging his church-affiliated employer’s negligence enabled him to ...
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Read More »Justices decline free-speech challenge to Md. abuse-reporting law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a free-speech challenge to Maryland’s law requiring state residents to report suspected child abuse to law enforcement. Without comment, the justices rejected Kevin Sewell’s request that they review a Maryland high ...
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Read More »Free-speech challenge to abuse-reporting law reaches justices
A 32-year-old Maryland law requiring state residents to report suspected child abuse to law enforcement violates the free-speech rights of Marylanders, a defense attorney has argued in appealing a first-degree murder conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court. In papers filed ...
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Read More »Md. legislators reject asbestos mediation, extension of deadline for abuse suits
ANNAPOLIS – The final hour of the 2019 Maryland General Assembly session was marked by the quiet demise of measures calling for a study of ways to reduce a docket of thousands of pending asbestos-exposure lawsuits and to double from ...
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Read More »Senate panel kills bill to end time limit on child abuse suits
ANNAPOLIS – By the slimmest of margins, the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on Wednesday killed House-passed legislation to eliminate the statute of limitations on lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse. The panel’s 5-5 vote ensures that Maryland’s current statute permitting suits ...
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Read More »Duty to report child abuse trumps marital privilege, Md. high court says
ANNAPOLIS – The statutory duty of Marylanders to report suspected child abuse to law enforcement trumps the general rule that private communications between spouses are inadmissible at trial, Maryland’s top court ruled Tuesday in reinstating the murder conviction of an ...
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Read More »Md. high court overturns child-abuse conviction
ANNAPOLIS – Saying the jury was improperly instructed on the violent crime’s elements, a divided Maryland high court has overturned the first-degree child abuse conviction of a father who allegedly wrapped his son in plastic and tied his wrists to ...
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Read More »Credibility experts’ testimony inadmissible, Md. high court says
Those with an expertise in detecting when people are lying need not testify in Maryland courtrooms.
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