An indigent Baltimore man is suing the city and its police force for arresting and holding him in jail for seven months on a rape charge for which he was never prosecuted.

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In a case that could greatly raise the liability stakes for cities and counties across Maryland, the state’s highest court will decide how much Prince George’s County owes the family of a man who was killed by a police officer: the $11.5 million a jury awarded, or the $400,000 the judge ultimately ordered.

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WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court judge Tuesday called on the president and Congress to consider a different approach to the handling of legal cases of Guantanamo Bay prisoners. Judge Harry T. Edwards made the comment at the end of ...

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WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is challenging a new law that allows the indefinite detention without trial of suspected terrorists, even U.S. citizens seized within the United States. The unusual coalition of Democrats, libertarians and tea partyers ...

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Criminal Procedure Due Process BOTTOM LINE: A defendant has the right to wait until all the evidence has been presented before deciding whether to testify, and the trial court’s demand to the contrary was error; however, it was harmless error ...

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Administrative Law Driver’s license suspension BOTTOM LINE: Driver’s license suspension was appropriate where the detaining officer afforded a drunk driving suspect a reasonable opportunity to consult counsel, and after failing to reach counsel, the suspect refused to take a breathalyzer ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Administrative Law, Driver’s license suspension: Driver’s license suspension was appropriate where the detaining officer afforded a drunk driving suspect a reasonable opportunity to consult counsel, and after failing to reach counsel, the suspect refused to take ...

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