August 10, 2020
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On Aug. 18, 2020, we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States. This monumental occasion comes in the midst of a global pandemic that has exacerbated challenges and inequities that women in this nation continue to ...
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April 11, 2018
Comments Off on Sponsors say marriage-age bills will return
Lawmakers will continue to push for raising the minimum age for marriage in Maryland after legislation failed for the third year in a row.
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December 21, 2017
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A divided judicial discipline panel determined a Howard County judge committed sanctionable conduct in a 2015 relationship violence case and recommended she attend specialized training and be assigned a mentor judge.
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February 24, 2017
Comments Off on Women’s Law Center pushes back on underage marriage ban
Legislation to prohibit marriage for anyone younger than 18 drew criticism from women’s rights advocates at a hearing in the Maryland House Judiciary Committee on Thursday. House Bill 799, introduced by Del. Vanessa Atterbeary, D-Howard, would do away with current ...
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