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Bomb threats made against Carroll Co. school, courthouse
WESTMINSTER — Carroll County authorities say they’ve charged a 13-year-old girl with making a false threat to blow up a middle school. The sheriff’s office says the threat against West […]
Virginia considers first openly-gay judge (again)
Virginia is deciding whether to approve the full-time appointment of the first openly-gay judge in the state.
List of Maryland courthouses and court offices closed
UPDATE: As of 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, the state courts listed below have announced storm-related closures, according to the state Judiciary Information Line. If a court is not listed below, the […]
Ups and downs of settlement
I'm sure not every lawyer feels this way, but for me, most settlements prompt a wave of conflicting feelings. ...
Retired Judge Alfred L. Brennan Sr., 83
Services will be held Thursday morning for Judge Alfred L. Brennan Sr., who retired from Baltimore County Circuit Court in 1998 but continued until recently to serve in its settlement court.
Ala. judge orders man to jail for sagging pants
PRATTVILLE, Ala. — Authorities in central Alabama say a man has been given a three-day jail sentence for contempt of court for wearing so-called saggy pants. The Montgomery Advertiser (http://on.mgmadv.com/HB1QND […]
Unauthorized addition made to Gelfman campaign flier
The campaign flier arrived in mailboxes with an unofficial sticky note and an unauthorized message: “First And Only Jewish Judge On Our Circuit Court. Vote On April 3rd.” The message […]
Editorial Advisory Board: A busman’s holiday (or boot camp) for appellate judges
When Lewis F. Powell, Jr., retired from active service as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, he asked to serve on federal courts of appeals and was […]
Jury deliberations under way in murder case of former U.Va. lacrosse player
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Jurors in the murder trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player deliberated for hours Wednesday whether he battered his ex-girlfriend to death in a drunken, […]
Secondhand-smoke suit catches lawmaker’s eye
In the past, the cooperative association at Greenbelt Homes has taken action against residents for noise complaints, barking dogs and hoarding. The association drew the line, though, when David S. […]
Condo buyers in Port Deposit lose $1M award
Maryland’s top court has overturned a $1 million award to about 25 condominium resale purchasers in Port Deposit who claimed the property management company and condo association violated state laws […]
Opinions – 10/17/11: Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Criminal Law Supplemental jury instructions BOTTOM LINE: The circuit court did not err in giving a supplemental jury instruction, patterned upon the definition of consent set forth in the model […]
