Sen. Robert A. "Bobby" Zirkin on Tuesday defended his call for decriminalizing the possession of less than an ounce of marijuana as a way to conserve police resources.
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Read More »April 3, 2018 Comments Off on Zirkin’s bill to decriminalize more pot stirs debate
Sen. Robert A. "Bobby" Zirkin on Tuesday defended his call for decriminalizing the possession of less than an ounce of marijuana as a way to conserve police resources.
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The team shouldn't be allowed to play in the Super Bowl, says the chairman of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee.
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Read More »March 31, 2014 Comments Off on ACLU, NAACP call on Vallario to allow marijuana vote
The groups Monday released a poll of three legislative districts including that of committee Chairman Joseph F. Vallario Jr., D-Prince George's, Vice Chairwoman Kathleen M. Dumais, D-Montgomery, and Del. Frank M. Conway Jr., D-Baltimore City.
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Read More »March 25, 2014 Comments Off on Former Court of Appeals judge weighs in on lawyers at bail proposal
A retired Court of Appeals judge is backing a proposal by one state senator that would allow defendants to waive their right to counsel at hearings where bail is set.
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Read More »March 24, 2014 Comments Off on The Honorable R2-D2 is in session
Automation has many applications, but making bail decisions shouldn't be one of them, according to Sen. Robert A. "Bobby" Zirkin.
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Two substantive amendments are expected to be on the agenda today when the Senate takes up the marijuana decriminalization bill on the floor.
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Read More »May 13, 2013 Comments Off on After much thought, Zirkin decides he’ll run again
Sen. Robert A. “Bobby” Zirkin, a Baltimore County Democrat who cast a critical vote as the General Assembly decided to repeal the death penalty, said Monday he will seek re-election.
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Read More »March 13, 2011 Comments Off on State Senate approves shorter separations
ANNAPOLIS — The state Senate has passed legislation that would cut from two years to one year the mandatory separation requirement in cases when one spouse is seeking a divorce over the other’s objection. Senate Bill 139, which passed on ...
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