HAGERSTOWN — A Western Maryland woman who legally married her lesbian partner in the District of Columbia invoked her right not to testify against her in a domestic-assault case Monday. Prosecutors asked the judge to compel her testimony, arguing that ...

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Antitrust Price-fixing allegations BOTTOM LINE: Plaintiffs’ complaint alleged a sufficiently plausible case of price fixing in violation of the Sherman Act and, therefore, Defendants’ motion to dismiss was denied. CASE: Haley Paint Company v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours and Co., ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared deeply skeptical Tuesday about allowing states to sue electric utilities to force cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Both conservative and liberal justices questioned whether a federal judge could deal with the ...

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As you may know, one of the great directors, Sidney Lumet, passed away over the weekend at the age of 86. Lumet was known for films such as 1976’s “Network” and 1975’s “Dog Day Afternoon,” but he also directed many ...

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We did a good job for that client. Our firm represented her a few times before the Workers’ Compensation Commission. There was an appeal to the circuit court, and trial was on the calendar. We negotiated a fantastic settlement, submitted ...

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ROCKVILLE — An employee at an upscale yoga clothing shop killed a co-worker who found what was suspected to be stolen merchandise in her bag, then tried to conceal the crime by tying herself up and blaming the attack on ...

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An actress who appeared on the HBO series “The Wire” is being held without bail on charges of conspiring to sell heroin. A Baltimore Circuit Court judge denied bail Friday for 30-year-old Felicia “Snoop” Pearson, who played a killer of ...

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GREENBELT — The wife of former Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson is seeking to delay a court hearing in her corruption case, saying she needs more time to prepare. Leslie Johnson, who was charged with evidence tampering in November ...

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ROCKVILLE — A Maryland man who pleaded guilty to squirting semen from a bottle onto two female shoppers will spend three years on probation. A judge sentenced Michael Wayne Edwards Jr. to three years in prison on Thursday but suspended ...

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Two former members of an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood watch group have pleaded innocent to attacking a black teenager. Brothers Avi and Eliyahu Werdesheim entered the pleas Wednesday morning while supporters and protesters rallied outside the Baltimore courthouse. The teen told ...

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