Want to start farming in Baltimore? Don’t laugh — urban agriculture is big. But anyone hoping to start cultivating crops in the city should talk to a lawyer first.

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In a rational world, a notion recently floated by Peter Conn in the Chronicle of Higher Education would provoke a serious debate whether to de-accredit many religious colleges and universities.

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It’s been said that a business valuation is more of an art than a science. This is especially true when a business valuation is needed in a divorce setting.

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The courthouse of the future will have multiple doors and many methods of dispute resolution available behind those doors.

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For victims of domestic violence in Southern Maryland, it’s a lifeline. The Southern Maryland Center for Family Advocacy helps and supports victims, almost exclusively women, many of whom have been repeatedly assaulted, raped and emotionally abused by their partners.

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In a development that surprised many, the Second Circuit recently overturned the ruling of Judge Colleen McMahon of the Southern District of New York blocking the release of the July 16, 2010 Office of Legal Counsel memo that blessed the 2011 CIA drone operation that cost Anwar al Awlaki his life.

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This year was another relatively quiet General Assembly session in regard to new health care legislation. Nevertheless, the following is a listing of the more significant new Maryland health insurance and health care laws that were enacted in 2014.

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Despite the old rhyme about Lizzie Borden (of Fall River, Massachusetts) taking an axe and giving her father forty whacks, Ms. Borden was acquitted of her parents’ murders. Her lead lawyer, George Dexter Robinson, former governor of Massachusetts, began his representation, on October 4, 1892, by conducting a three-hour, one-on-one interview with Ms. Borden in the Taunton jail.

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To engage in many occupations, you will need a government-issued license. To win or renew your license, some statute will almost certainly require you to show “good character,” “good moral character,” “good character and reputation,” or something similar.

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The controversy of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or drones, armed with Hellfire missiles targeting supposed Al-Qaeda members in various countries—mostly Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia—is widely known.

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