Maryland’s top court will consider whether a 16-year-old who texted a video of herself engaging in a consensual sexual act with an adult was “involved” in distributing child pornography in violation of state law.

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will consider whether an advertising agency hired to boost recruitment for the U.S. Navy is immune from a lawsuit that claims it illegally authorized thousands of unsolicited text messages. The justices said Monday they will hear ...

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Last month, Ohio became the first state in the nation to give the green light to lawyers sending text messages to solicit prospective clients.

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A few government and politics headlines for Monday.

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I unplugged a little from technology this weekend. Voluntarily, you ask? Of course not, I answer. (Do you know me at all?) Here’s the setup:  I was out at the Hampden Honfest with a friend, my wife and the two ...

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NEW YORK — A document obtained by the ACLU shows for the first time how the four largest cellphone companies in the U.S. treat data about their subscribers’ calls, text messages, Web surfing and approximate locations. The one-page document from ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A glance at other legislation signed by Gov. Martin O’Malley Thursday at the third and final bill- signing ceremony from the legislative session: LAWN FERTILIZER — Maryland will limit nitrogen used in lawn fertilizer, ban most phosphorous and ...

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Foreclosures, holiday shopping and troublesome text messages — these staples of the modern-day news diet dominated the list of the top 5 most-read business stories this week at The Daily Record’s website. There was also a very scary tornado that ...

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