Maryland’s top court is expected to vote Thursday on a procedural rule that would make it easier for nonparties to submit briefs presenting their legal arguments and concerns about what the court’s decision in a case could mean for them.

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WASHINGTON — The top lawyer at the National Labor Relations Board violated federal ethics rules by helping investigate a case involving Wal-Mart Stores Inc. despite holding a financial interest in the company, the board’s inspector general has found. NLRB Inspector ...

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WASHINGTON— A divided federal appeals court Tuesday overturned a regulation clamping down on power plant pollution that contributes to unhealthy air in neighboring states. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s top court has effectively decided to hold off on ordering that public defenders be provided to indigent suspects at initial bail hearings until the General Assembly acts on legislation that could make such an order moot. The ...

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Maryland’s highest court on Tuesday will consider a proposed rule calling on judges in foreclosure cases to summon attorneys to court when either their signature or the veracity of their attestation as to the accuracy of a document’s contents is ...

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A Maryland judicial panel on Friday advanced a rule that calls on judges to summon any lawyer they believe did not personally sign foreclosure documents that appear to bear his or her signature. The attorney may be called to court ...

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