Applicants for the Maryland bar should forget their legal training and pretend they are trial witnesses when filling out their applications and answering questions from the character committee: Tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth — ...

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Here are some news items to get your week started. — Participation in pretrial diversion could be a roadblock to federal employment. — California case questions constitutionality of fining wrongdoers who cannot pay. — Does polygamy violate legal ethics? — ...

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Welcome to Monday, the 38th anniversary of the premiere of “Barnum” on Broadway. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Near-drowning victim sues police and lifeguard. — California man faces charges of waterboarding his wife. — ...

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As Ollie used to say to Stan, “Here’s another fine mess you’ve gotten us into” – although, where President Donald Trump and his associates are concerned, the only surprise is that another mess has long since ceased to shock.

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Today is Monday, the 77th anniversary of Tom Harmon being awarded the Heisman Trophy. His son is perhaps more famous. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Please advise your clients to keep their travel logs. ...

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Former Bar Counsel Melvin Hirshman, who served nearly 30 years as the chief administrative prosecutor of wayward Maryland attorneys, died Monday of lymphoma at Anne Arundel Medical Center. He was 85. Hirshman became bar counsel in 1981, just six years ...

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U.S. appeals court lets man challenge decades-old guilty plea, saying it’s not too late to claim his lawyer improperly represented him and a co-defendant.

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Medical marijuana leads news summary that includes lawsuits in California, embezzlement charges in Wisconsin, requiring lawyers to be technologically savvy nationwide. and technology legally representing.

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