A federal judge Friday ordered Harford County to issue permits for 14 completed homes in a Joppatowne subdivision being marketed as a retirement community for Muslims, finding the county's refusal to do so was motivated in part by the "active and vile racist animus" expressed by some members of the community.

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After nine terms in office Harford County State’s Attorney Joseph I. Cassilly is not seeking reelection this year, and a pack of four Republican challengers are vying to be on the ballot in November to take his place. Cassilly has ...

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A federal judge will rule next week on whether to order Harford County to issue relevant permits and allow a subdivision to continue construction in Joppatowne.

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Harford County employees told a federal judge Wednesday that anti-Muslim bias played no part in the county's denial of permits for an ongoing subdivision being marketed as a retirement community for members of a sect of Islam.

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When attorney Albert J.A. "Jay" Young attended a town hall meeting in Joppa in September, he wore ripped jeans and a baseball cap so he could sit among attendees and hear what they were saying about a retirement community his clients were marketing to members of their sect of Islam.

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A federal judge questioned a state delegate Monday on his motivations for organizing town halls and sending letters to Harford County officials urging them to cease issuing permits to a retirement community being marketed to Muslim buyers.

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A Harford County jury Tuesday awarded $45 million to a company that has been battling the county government for nearly 30 years over the right to use a property as a rubble landfill, one of the largest jury awards in county history.

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Despite talk of a settlement offer in the lawsuit over a retirement community being marketed to Muslim buyers in Harford County, the parties continue to spar in letters to the court and accuse each other of being uncooperative.

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The parties agreed to postpone an upcoming hearing on the owner and builder's injunction request.

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The Maryland-based nonprofit stewards of more than 350 open-source software projects, including the world's most-used web server, received a large donation recently.

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