Despite the same prosecutors, the same set of facts and the same defense — each defendant blaming each other — two separate city juries have handed down wildly varying verdicts over a series of automated calls made to Democrat voters ...

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On trial for election fraud charges, longtime political consultant Julius Henson claims he was targeted by Democrats for daring to work with Republicans who, he said, threw him under the bus when trouble arose and did not even pay him. ...

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The trial of a political operative accused of trying to sabotage Gov. Martin O’Malley’s re-election with robocalls was postponed until Feb. 6 after the judge assigned to hear the case recused himself Tuesday because O’Malley had appointed him to the ...

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Lance McCoy took the witness stand for the second time in three years on Wednesday to relive the trauma of being sexually abused by a teacher and coach that he called “Pops”. After little more than an hour of deliberation, ...

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The Supreme Court will use a lawsuit by a former Maryland court employee to determine if states can be sued for violating the self-care provision of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. Daniel Coleman, once the executive director of ...

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Among the first things Edward Smith Jr. will do when he retires from practicing law in two years is enroll in creative-writing classes. “I have to unlearn all of this legal stuff,” he said. “I think I can make a ...

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