Gideon, medical marijuana and battered-woman syndrome round out roundup.

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Homeless youth, Facebook and the death penalty round out this week's topics.

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The authority to sentence convicted first-degree murderers to life in prison without parole rests with judges not juries, Maryland’s top court says.

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In repealing the death penalty, did the General Assembly leave it for juries to decide if first-degree murderers deserve life without possibility of parole?

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The committee is scheduled to hear 23 bills Tuesday afternoon, including one to reinstate the death penalty in Maryland.

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Maryland’s top court will consider whether the General Assembly – in its zeal to repeal capital punishment in 2013 – truly left it for juries rather than judges to decide whether a convicted first-degree murderer deserves the state’s new ultimate punishment, life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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Comey's announced examination of Clinton's email heads news summary including Pakistan's death penalty, Georgia's gun laws and an attorney's client turns on him.

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Advice for Trump's election-law attorneys leads news summary including electronic surveillance, the death penalty and coyote rights.

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court won’t hear a challenge to the death penalty for members of the military. The justices on Monday rejected an appeal from the former soldier who was sentenced to death for killing two fellow soldiers and ...

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Constitutionality of gerrymanders heads news summary including a pending Texas execution, revenge for an alleged rape and convictions that cannot be expunged.

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