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Victims’ groups seek to end appearance fee in Md. protective orders

March 23, 2021 Comments Off on Victims’ groups seek to end appearance fee in Md. protective orders

“All this bill does is basically clarify any ambiguity that an appearance fee cannot be charged to either side, either the petitioner’s or respondent’s side, in the circuit court,” says Del. Kathleen M. Dumais, D-Montgomery and sponsor of the measure. (The Daily Record/File Photo)

Groups representing Maryland domestic violence victims are urging lawmakers to enact legislation barring circuit court clerks from charging attorneys an appearance fee in protective order proceedings, saying the $10 to $20 charge creates a needless hurdle to legal representation at ...

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Justices decline appeal against Baltimore police in woman’s slaying

February 24, 2020 Comments Off on Justices decline appeal against Baltimore police in woman’s slaying

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington as the justices prepare to hand down decisions, Monday, June 17, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let stand without comment a decision that Baltimore police officers could not be sued under federal civil rights law for their alleged failure to execute an arrest warrant in a timely fashion for a ...

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Bill allowing suits for false police reports draws praise, concern

February 14, 2020 Comments Off on Bill allowing suits for false police reports draws praise, concern

Officer Alfie G. Acol, with the Laurel Police Department, connects his head mounted-point of view video recording system to the docking station that charges and downloads the video from the unit. A Washington, D.C. man filed a lawsuit Thursday, alleging that Alcol performed an illegal and public strip search during a traffic stop. (The Daily Record/Maximilian Franz)

ANNAPOLIS – Legislation to enable people targeted by false police calls to sue the callers for damages drew praise Friday as a way to protect minorities from those who irrationally believe they are all criminals. The bill also drew concern ...

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Slain wife’s estate takes suit against Baltimore police to high court

January 7, 2020 Comments Off on Slain wife’s estate takes suit against Baltimore police to high court

In this June 17, 2019 photo, The Supreme Court is shown in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The estate of a pregnant woman stabbed to death by her husband in front of a Baltimore courthouse is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review and overturn a ruling that police officers cannot be sued under federal civil rights ...

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4th Circuit: Officers can’t be sued for failing to execute arrest warrant

July 19, 2019 Comments Off on 4th Circuit: Officers can’t be sued for failing to execute arrest warrant

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, housed at the Lewis F. Powell Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Richmond, xxx (U.S. General Services Administration)

Baltimore police officers cannot be sued under U.S. civil rights law for their alleged failure to timely execute an arrest warrant for a man who later stabbed his pregnant wife to death in front of a city courthouse where she ...

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Woman who bit ex’s testicles not guilty of malicious castration

August 24, 2018 Comments Off on Woman who bit ex’s testicles not guilty of malicious castration

A North Carolina woman accused of trying to bite off her ex-boyfriend's testicles has been found not guilty of malicious castration.

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Tell Jeff Sessions domestic violence victims need asylum

March 29, 2018 Comments Off on Tell Jeff Sessions domestic violence victims need asylum

FILE- In this Jan 10, 2017, file photo, Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. A Washington jury has convicted three people of being disruptive at U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing. A jury returned the verdicts Wednesday, May 3, in Superior Court of the District of Columbia.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced he will reconsider whether women fleeing severe domestic violence can quality for asylum in the United States.

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Bills would help shield addresses of domestic-violence survivors

February 8, 2018 Comments Off on Bills would help shield addresses of domestic-violence survivors

‘Just because you are a victim of a violent crime...you don’t have to give up the dream of owning a home,’ Del. Anne Healey, D-Prince George’s, said of legislation she is sponsoring would allow domestic-violence survivors to use a substitute address through a state program in their property records. (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record)

ANNAPOLIS — Domestic violence, stalking and human-trafficking survivors would be given an opportunity to shield property records from abusers under three identical bills in the Maryland General Assembly this session. Maryland’s Safe At Home Address Confidentiality Program already provides a ...

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Differing versions of divorce-evidence bill emerge from General Assembly committees

March 30, 2017 Comments Off on Differing versions of divorce-evidence bill emerge from General Assembly committees

Sen. Victor Ramirez, D-Prince George’s, sponsored cross-filed legislation with the House of Delegates to allow domestic violence orders to be introduced as evidence as divorce proceedings, only to see the bill edited in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee. ‘I don’t particularly agree with how it was amended but that’s how we were able to get it out of committee,’ he told delegates Thursday. (File photo)

Legislation to allow domestic violence orders to be introduced as evidence in divorce proceedings has passed both houses of the Maryland General Assembly — but not without being limited by amendments by a Senate committee. The cross-filed bills repeal a ...

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October and DVAM bring a new awareness

October 10, 2016 Comments Off on October and DVAM bring a new awareness

October is a month where we call attention to an issue that is impacting so many people in so many different communities. DVAM – Domestic Violence Awareness Month and reflected in the purple banner that calls people to action – ...

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