Did the circuit court err in denying appellant’s petition for writ of error coram nobis where appellant asserted that his 2004 plea did not comport with Maryland Rule 4-242(c)?

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Prosecutors and defense attorneys battled at Maryland’s top court Thursday over whether police violated the constitutional rights of three men by searching for photos and text messages on their cell phones, without a warrant, in the moments after their arrests.

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Who, if anyone, is leading the emerging movement around the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner — younger activists or legacy civil rights groups?

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A former inmate at the Baltimore City Detention Center beat incredible odds to have part of his civil-rights case remanded back to U.S. District Court but did not fare any better the second time around.

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Civil-rights leaders called for a national march and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke about how police can avoid confrontations a day after the U.S. Justice Department began investigating the death of a black Staten Island man choked by a white police officer.

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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. improved its treatment of LGBT employees over the past year, nudging the retail giant closer to companies such as Apple Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the Human Rights Campaign said.

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Baltimore’s Board of Estimates is scheduled to approve Wednesday a $49,000 settlement with a Middle River man who alleged police officers broke his jaw after arresting him.

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U.S. appeals court revives Maryland inmate's excessive-force lawsuit against corrections officers, saying a jury should decide if they were justified in forcibly subduing him.

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The 18-year-old fatally shot by a suburban St. Louis police officer didn't face any juvenile charges at the time of his death and never was charged with a serious felony such as murder, robbery or burglary, a juvenile court system lawyer said Wednesday.

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A federal jury has found in favor of two Prince George’s County police officers in a suit by a New York woman, who claimed they assaulted her after she tried to listen to them interviewing her 11-year-old nephew about a stolen video game.

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