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Judge hears motions in Ehrlich robocalls case
An attorney for a political operative accused of using robocalls to suppress black voter turnout during the 2010 gubernatorial election says the statute is unconstitutional. Baltimore Judge Emanuel Brown heard […]
C. Fraser Smith: Schurick verdict raises Ehrlich questions
Overheard (arguably) in a bar this week. Patron 1: So, did you hear what happened? A jury convicted this political campaign guy of trying to fool the voters. Patron 2: […]
Schurick’s fate in jury’s hands
A Baltimore jury will continue deliberating Tuesday morning on whether Paul E. Schurick tried to sabotage Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley’s re-election last fall with Election Day robocalls telling Democrats in […]
Closing arguments expected in robocalls trial
Closing arguments are expected to begin in the Baltimore trial of a political aide for former Gov. Robert Ehrlich. Longtime aide Paul Schurick is accused of trying to suppress the […]
Woman who recorded robocall testifies at Schurick trial
The woman who recorded a robocall that prosecutors say was designed to suppress the black vote in last year’s election testified Wednesday that she was told not to identify the […]
Former Ehrlich aide’s robocall trial begins
The trial of Paul E. Schurick, accused of trying to sabotage Gov. Martin O’Malley’s re-election last fall with robocalls, will be heard by a Baltimore judge whose wife received one […]
Former Ehrlich aide scheduled for robocall trial
An aide to former Gov. Robert Ehrlich is scheduled to go on trial for allegedly using robocalls to suppress voter turnout in Maryland’s 2010 governor’s race. Paul Schurick‘s trial is […]
Robocall trial pushed to 2012
The trial of a political operative accused of trying to sabotage Gov. Martin O’Malley’s re-election with robocalls was postponed until Feb. 6 after the judge assigned to hear the case […]
Election robocall trial delayed for Ehrlich political operative
The trial of a Maryland political operative accused of encouraging voters in mostly black neighborhoods to stay home last Election Day was delayed Tuesday after a judge recused himself from […]
FCC unveils rules for rural broadband fund
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have unveiled a plan for overhauling the $8 billion fund that subsidizes phone service in rural areas and for the poor. It redirects the money toward […]
2 Ehrlich political operatives plead not guilty
Two political operatives for former Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of using robocalls on Election Day to encourage voters in two jurisdictions with large […]
2 Ehrlich operatives have arraignments set
Two political operatives for former Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. are scheduled to be in court relating to robocalls made on Election Day. Paul Schurick and Julius Henson will […]
