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Little Leaguer plays after judge lifts suspension for bat flip
A 12-year-old Little Leaguer who faced suspension for flipping his bat was allowed to play again Thursday.
When the judge is right but the law is wrong
Unfortunately, what happens is the decision is the child’s best interest is actually not accomplished through no fault of the court.
Personal-info certificates on hold until Sept. 1
Maryland’s top court Tuesday voted to defer until Sept. 1 implementation of a rule that would require attorneys to certify they have not included any litigant’s Social Security, taxpayer identification, bank account or medical account number in each document they file with the court.
Rule on personal info certificate may wait
Maryland’s top court on Tuesday will consider deferring implementation of a rule that, beginning July 1, would require attorneys to certify they have not included any litigant’s Social Security, taxpayer identification, bank account or medical account number in each document they file with the court.
Md. challenges piggyback tax ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court signaled interest Monday in a dispute over the application of Maryland’s “piggyback tax” on residents who earn income outside the state.
Groups back challenge to piggyback-tax ruling
Saying localities need the money, a Bethesda-based municipal lawyers’ group is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to save a law that bars Maryland residents from deducting, from city or county taxes, the tax they pay to other states when they earn money there.
Top court won’t stay lawyers-at-bail ruling
Maryland’s top court said Wednesday it will not stay its landmark decision that criminal defendants have a constitutional right to counsel at initial bail hearings — but even so, it may have prolonged the seven-year legal fight between the accused and the state.
Farm groups appeal Chesapeake Bay cleanup ruling
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Farm groups said Tuesday that they were appealing a judge‘s decision to uphold federal pollution limits that are designed to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay, […]
Top court urged to overturn State Center ruling
An attorney for Maryland urged the state’s top court Thursday to overturn a city judge’s ruling that essentially derailed the proposed $1.5 billion development of State Center in Baltimore.
Judge blocks Boardwalk noise ordinance
In a victory for Ocean City’s boardwalk musicians, a federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked enforcement of the town’s year-old noise ordinance, calling it a violation of the constitutional right to free speech.
Arbitration ruling divides litigation bar, spurs calls to Congress
The chasm between corporate-defense attorneys who extol the virtues of mandatory arbitration agreements and members of the plaintiffs’ bar who say the pacts strip consumers of their right to redress was widened by the U.S. Supreme Court last month.
Supreme Court sides with employers on retaliation suits
Workers who allege that their employer retaliated against them must meet a higher burden than merely showing that the desire to retaliate was one motivating factor, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 decision that vacates a $3.4 million jury verdict.
