A U.S. appeals court upheld the conviction of an Israeli woman who led a global scheme that defrauded thousands of investors, including at least three in Maryland.
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A U.S. appeals court upheld the conviction of an Israeli woman who led a global scheme that defrauded thousands of investors, including at least three in Maryland.
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A software engineer lacked standing to challenge Gov. Larry Hogan’s executive order requiring those bidding on state contracts to pledge they are not boycotting Israel, a federal appeals court ruled.
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Read More »November 29, 2021 Comments Off on Israel’s high court rules in international custody dispute
Welcome to Monday, the 131st anniversary of the first Army-Navy football game, which Navy won 24-0 at West Point. Here are some news items to kick off your week. — Israeli Supreme Court orders orphan returned to Italy in custody ...
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Read More »April 16, 2021 Comments Off on Hogan defends anti-BDS order against free speech challenge in 4th Circuit
Counsel for Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan told a federal appeals court Thursday that his order requiring bidders for state contracts to forswear boycotts against Israel does not violate the constitutional right of a software engineer seeking government work to freely ...
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Read More »March 19, 2021 Comments Off on Ex-delegate appeals Hogan’s anti-BDS order to 4th Circuit
A software engineer and former Maryland legislator has urged a federal appeals court to revive his free-speech challenge to Gov. Larry Hogan’s executive order requiring those bidding on state contracts to pledge they are not boycotting Israel and will not ...
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Read More »April 29, 2019 Comments Off on ‘Hate crime’ has separate legal, colloquial meanings
Welcome to Monday, the 58th anniversary of the premiere of ABC’s “Wide World of Sports.” Here are some news items to get your week started: — When is a “hate crime” not a hate crime in the legal sense? — ...
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Read More »January 10, 2019 Comments Off on Muslim group sues to block Maryland’s ‘No Boycott of Israel’ measure
Maryland's ban on contracting with businesses that boycott Israel tramples on the First Amendment rights of a software engineer who advocates for Palestinians, a Muslim civil rights group claims in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
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Read More »September 7, 2016 Comments Off on Hogan to lead trade mission to Israel
Gov. Larry Hogan will lead a group of business, education and cultural officials on an economic development trip to Israel later this month. The trip, Hogan’s second foreign mission, will take him to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and is expected ...
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Read More »March 30, 2015 Comments Off on Virginia Bar cancels Israel trip, cites biased policies
Virginia Bar's cancellation of Israel trip heads news summary that includes judge upholding dismissal of parochial-school teachers, a retiring 91-year-old judge looks back and New York apartments are not hotels.
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Read More »January 25, 2015 Comments Off on Maryland, Israel find common ground in cybersecurity
Collaboration is the driving spirit behind MIDC’s second trade mission to Israel in March, a week in which Maryland companies will visit Israel’s budding CyberSpark cybersecurity center in Be’er Sheva and attend the second annual CyberTech conference and exhibition in Tel Aviv.
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