Maryland’s top court will consider whether the state’s ban on gun possession by someone sentenced to more than two years in prison for a nonviolent common law crime violates the Second Amendment.

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The Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of a man who was unaware a simple assault conviction in Pennsylvania barred him from possessing a gun in Maryland.

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A man who was unaware that a nearly 20-year-old simple-assault conviction barred him from possessing a gun in Maryland will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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ANNAPOLIS – The House of Delegates on Friday passed legislation to decriminalize attempted suicide. With the House’s 103-38 vote, attention now shifts to the Senate, where the Judicial Proceedings Committee is considering similar legislation. Del. David Moon and Sen. Jeff ...

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ANNAPOLIS – A suicide attempt is evidence of a mental health problem that needs treatment, not a common-law crime that merits punishment, a state senator said Wednesday in urging his colleagues to stop treating people who try to kill themselves ...

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