The in-house legal department: Is it a woman's world?

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In a forward-thinking state like Maryland, it’s disappointing that companies are behind the curve when it comes to making sure that their leadership is diverse.

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PUBLISHER’S NOTE Dear Judge Avery, Judge Smith, Judge Barber, readers who have posted comments and those of you who have not written yet: We were wrong and we are sorry. It was never our intent to trivialize the accomplishments of ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The U.S. Naval Academy’s class of 2016 is on track to have the largest number of female students in the academy’s history, the dean of admissions said Monday. Stephen Latta told the academy’s Board of Visitors that 295 ...

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EDGEWATER — Male crabs have their pick of mates in the Chesapeake Bay. A bay researcher says strict harvest restrictions designed to protect the bay’s crab population have pushed the ratio of females to males, also known as Jimmies, to ...

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CUMBERLAND — A female Frostburg State University student charged with murdering another female student told police that someone else did the stabbing, according to court records released Monday. Fifth-year senior Shanee Liggins continued to be held without bail Monday after ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — IBM Corp. ushered in Virginia Rometty as the company’s first-ever female CEO on Tuesday, as Sam Palmisano stepped down from the position. Palmisano, who turned 60 this year, has been CEO for nearly a decade. He will ...

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is moving at a historic pace to try to diversify the nation’s federal judiciary: Nearly three of every four people he has gotten confirmed to the federal bench are women or minorities. He is the ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appears ready to block a massive sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart on behalf of up to 1.6 million women, and that could make it harder for other workers nationwide to bring class-action claims against large ...

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WASHINGTON — After two female social secretaries, the Obama White House has hired a man for the job. Jeremy Bernard, currently senior adviser to the U.S. ambassador to France, will trade Paris for Washington and take on the high-profile assignment, ...

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