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Maryland’s top court hears same-sex divorce case
Maryland’s highest court appears poised to require the state to recognize same-sex marriages legally performed in other jurisdictions, if only to allow the lawfully wedded couples to divorce in the Free State. No judge of the Court of Appeals voiced disagreement Friday as attorneys for a married lesbian couple argued that a Prince George’s County […]
State lawmakers consider local spending on schools
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers are considering how a proposal to shift some teacher pension costs to counties will affect how local jurisdictions pay for schools. Delegates held a hearing in Annapolis on Friday with state analysts to discuss how the proposal would affect the state’s maintenance of effort law. The law requires a county to […]
Top court: Order for accounting can’t be appealed
Nearly two years after hearing arguments in a family dispute, the Court of Appeals has concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to hear a woman’s appeal of an order that she provide an accounting of the trust her late husband left for her and his son. The question of jurisdiction first arose during oral argument on […]
Maryland correctional reorganization announced
The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services says it’s reorganizing to improve communication among its pretrial, prison and parole-and-probation units. The Cumberland Times-News reported on the new structure Tuesday. It establishes north, south and central regions headed by directors who will oversee all agency functions in their jurisdictions. The regional directors wi[...]
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 the case. Julius Henson, a campaign consultant for former Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich in his rematch with Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley, was set to go […]
Top 5: ‘Wrongly placed blame’
A simple broken wrist is costing the city of Baltimore $30,000, and two attorneys have been disbarred in Maryland for their conduct in Virginia and Washington, D.C. Those stories and more in this week’s legal affairs top 5. 1. Audit faults Maryland child support program – by Erin Drenning The agency responsible for operating Maryland’s […]
7 Md. jurisdictions file lawsuit against gas suppliers for use of MTBE
Seven Maryland jurisdictions have filed a lawsuit charging that the largest gasoline suppliers and manufacturers have conspired for years to “needlessly and recklessly” keep a known water contaminant in its formulations, posing a threat to their groundwater. The towns of Berlin, Sharptown, Aberdeen, Chestertown, Salisbury, Taneytown and the County Commissioners of Worcester County filed the [&[...]
