Happy Monday! High of 85 today–now that’s the way I remember September in Baltimore. Here are a few law links to start your week: A dispute over the Pasadena-based National Breast & Ovarian Cancer Connection‘s name could lead to the ...

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Quick – what’s the first thing that comes to mind when you see this proposed license plate? For those of you with your minds in the gutter, it was actually Kelley Coffman-Lee’s attempt to announce her fondness for tofu. But the proposed vanity license plate could be interpreted ...

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I was a student at the University of Maryland a few years ago when “Deep Throat” was shown at the Hoff Theater on campus. While I was surprised 530 students attended (The Apex on South Broadway probably would kill for ...

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Prince George’s County officials argued in vain to U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis that alcohol and exotic dancers shouldn’t mix. The combination leads to gun violence and other crimes, the county said. Garbis on Wednesday struck down as unconstitutional ...

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We’re coming to the end of Sunshine Week 2008. Its purpose is to promote the idea that you – the public – have a right to know what’s going on in the halls of power. I’ll let SunshineWeek.org explain: Though ...

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Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler now says 17-year-olds should be allowed to vote in the Feb. 12 primaries as long as they will be 18 by the general election. Maryland 2002 2004 Total voter turnout 46.6% 59.7% 18 to 24 ...

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