Three voters registered in former state senator Nathaniel Oaks' Baltimore district are suing the Maryland State Board of Elections over its alleged refusal to remove his name from the primary ballot.

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WESTMINSTER — A Carroll County jury has convicted a Baltimore man of felony first-degree murder in the 2010 stabbing of a Westminster man. The Carroll County Times reported in its Friday edition that 29-year-old Tuson Reese was found guilty Thursday ...

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During oral arguments Tuesday, the Supreme Court justices tried to nail down just what intent is necessary to establish the federal crime of aiding and abetting the use of a firearm in a violent or drug felony.

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A slaying suspect mistakenly released from the Newport News City Jail says he told deputies that he wasn’t supposed to be freed. A judge ordered Eric Nixon’s release on a misdemeanor assault charge on Oct. 9. ...

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Even though he did not try to stop the crime when he was out of immediate danger, a murder suspect was entitled to have a jury consider whether he was acting under duress, the Court of Appeals has held.

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UPPER MARLBORO — A man accused of referring to himself as “a joker” and threatening to shoot up his workplace has been charged with misdemeanor telephone misuse, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Neal E. Prescott, 28, of Crofton, was taken into custody ...

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Remember the time on “30 Rock” when Tina Fey’s character, Liz Lemon, got out of jury duty by dressing up as Princess Leia and pretending she actually thought she was the Star Wars character? “I really don’t think it’s fair for ...

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Being a 9-year-old can be tough. Sometimes you have to pick up the toys in your room. Sometimes you have to solve multiplication tables for homework. And sometimes you have to go in for jury duty. Well, that’s the way ...

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WASHINGTON — Another person involved in a corruption case that led to the resignation of a D.C. Council member has pleaded guilty to his role in the case. Fifty-five-year-old James Garvin of Upper Marlboro, Md., pleaded guilty to a felony ...

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SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah doctor will be taken back to Maryland to face felony murder charges after a botched late-term abortion in 2010. Dr. Nicola Irene Riley waived extradition Monday after a judge denied a request for bail ...

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