February 10, 2021
Comments Off on Rep. Jamie Raskin links impeachment with personal tragedy
The congressman’s voice cracked and he paused to drink from a bottle of water as he told of apologizing to his daughter for bringing her to the U.S. Capitol on the day a deadly mob overran it.
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October 25, 2018
Comments Off on Gansler, Raskin recall O’Connor’s opposition to judicial elections
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s farewell announcement from public life this week quiets the voice of perhaps the most eloquent opponent of judicial elections to ever speak out against the practice in Maryland. Appearing in Annapolis eight years ...
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July 20, 2017
Comments Off on Jonathan Shurberg, activist, attorney, political guru, dies at 54
Montgomery County lawyer Jonathan S. Shurberg, whose community activism endeared him to the downtrodden and whose election-law expertise was sought by legislators and counties, died Thursday after a long illness. He was 54. “His political knowledge was encyclopedic,” said U.S. ...
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June 12, 2017
Comments Off on Frosh: Emoluments ‘not on my radar’ during empowerment to sue Trump
Frosh says he had no plans to sue Trump under the Emoluments Clause when the General Assembly authorized the attorney general to take the president to court.
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April 27, 2016
Comments Off on Raskin’s likely move to Congress will leave void, colleagues say
Barring an upset of historic proportions, state Sen. Jamin B. “Jamie” Raskin will be heading to Capitol Hill rather than Annapolis in January.
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April 12, 2016
Comments Off on Md. campus gun ban fails after last stand at last minute
A legislative proposal to ban guns from the campuses of Maryland’s public higher education institutions, which passed the House but languished in a Senate committee for weeks because it didn’t have enough votes, was folded into a separate proposal in ...
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A curious thing happened on the way to a veto override Friday morning.
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Three controversial appointments to the Baltimore City Liquor Board could be voted down when the Senate Executive Nominations Committee meets later today.
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February 3, 2016
Comments Off on Democrats prefer platitude to attitude in Hogan’s speech
Democratic lawmakers praised the bipartisan tone of Gov. Larry Hogan’s second State of the State speech Wednesday as a vast improvement from his maiden address last year.
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February 1, 2016
Comments Off on Raskin will introduce bill in response to Citizens United
Sen. Jamie Raskin will introduce legislation this week to limit the ability of corporations to contribute to political campaigns despite a Supreme Court ruling that said such restrictions violate the First Amendment right to free speech.
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