The Maryland House Judiciary Committee for second year in a row does not advance a bill that would increase punishment for violators.
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Read More »March 20, 2015 Comments Off on Bill to strengthen penalty for hazing falls short
The Maryland House Judiciary Committee for second year in a row does not advance a bill that would increase punishment for violators.
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Read More »September 10, 2013 Comments Off on Towson shortens punishment for cheerleading team
WASHINGTON — Towson University has lessened the punishment of its cheerleading team after the squad was initially suspended for the entire academic year because of hazing allegations, the school announced Tuesday. The Maryland university said the team will now be ...
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Read More »November 14, 2012 3 Comments
When I saw the story about the Cleveland woman who was ordered to hold a humiliating sign as punishment for passing a school bus on the sidewalk, it got me thinking about the point where a court-ordered punishment goes from ...
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Read More »September 23, 2012 Comments Off on Texas inmate prepares for 3rd trip to death house
LIVINGSTON, Texas — What Cleve Foster remembers most about his recent brushes with death is the steel door, the last one condemned Texas inmates typically walk through before their execution. “You can’t take your eyes off that door,” he says. ...
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Read More »April 26, 2012 Comments Off on No charges dismissed for Manning in Wikileaks case
FORT MEADE — A military judge refused on Thursday to dismiss the most serious charge against an Army private accused in the biggest leak of government secrets in U.S. history. Col. Denise Lind rejected a defense motion to throw out ...
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Read More »March 5, 2012 Comments Off on Report: Sentences handed out by federal judges still vary widely
WASHINGTON — A new study shows that federal judges are handing out widely disparate sentences for similar crimes 30 years after Congress tried to create fairer results, but the differences don’t line up with the party of the president who ...
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Read More »June 30, 2011 Comments Off on Crack offenders eligible for early release
WASHINGTON — Thousands of federal prisoners locked up for offenses involving crack cocaine will be eligible for early release after a vote Thursday by the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Congress passed a law last year substantially lowering recommended sentences for people ...
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Read More »January 14, 2011 Comments Off on Baltimore County ‘marrying judge’ accepts private reprimand
Maryland District Judge G. Darrell Russell Jr. has agreed to a private reprimand for having performed the marriage of a domestic violence suspect to his alleged victim, then dismissing the criminal complaint because the newlywed wife could not testify against ...
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Read More »November 18, 2010 Comments Off on Rangel faces punishment, seeks fairness and mercy
WASHINGTON — Rep. Charles Rangel of New York pleaded Thursday for “a drop of fairness and mercy” as he braced for likely punishment for his ethical misdeeds. The Harlem Democrat, who rarely sticks to a script, released prepared remarks for ...
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