Welcome to Monday, the 47th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s resignation and President Gerald Ford’s announcement that “our long national nightmare” was over. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Judge appears skeptical of new federal ...

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HAGERSTOWN — The state prison agency says it’s no longer allowing inmates to raise rescued pets for adoption at a medium-security prison in western Maryland after a pit bull bit two inmates and a correctional officer. The curtailment of the program ...

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The Senate gave preliminary approval on Tuesday to legislation that would overturn a controversial Maryland Court of Appeals ruling that made pit bull owners and their landlords financially responsible for injuries caused by those dogs.

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Rappers Pitbull and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will headline the Preakness infield concert at Pimlico Race Course in May. The Maryland Jockey Club announced Monday that the hip-hop artists will perform extended sets during the infield festival on Saturday, May ...

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A Baltimore man is suing the state for forcing him to move out of his home or get rid of his dog after a recent court decision imposing strict liability on owners and landlords for pit bull attacks.

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As I’m sure most of you animal lovers already know, the Court of Appeals opinion has imposed strict liability on pit bull owners if their dog attacks someone. In most cases of a dog attack, owners are only liable if ...

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A Baltimore man acquitted of setting a pit bull puppy on fire has been sentenced to eight years in a separate case. Travers Johnson, one of two brothers acquitted this month of animal cruelty, pleaded guilty Monday to attempted second-degree ...

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BOSTON — A landlord may be liable for injuries suffered by a child in an attack by a tenant’s pit bull, the Court of Special Appeals has ruled in reversing a Baltimore County Circuit Court judgment. The plaintiffs’ 10-year-old son ...

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