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Truancy courts aim to keep youngsters out of bigger problems
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> In these courts, the judges do not judge, the prosecutors do not prosecute and the defendants are not criminals — though the concern is that, without direction,...
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December court date for former-mayor Dixon
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila A. Dixon could be headed back to court. A Dec. 7 hearing has been set in Baltimore City Circuit Court to hear a violation of...
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Rehearing denied in cigarette warnings case
RICHMOND, Va. — An appeals court on Wednesday denied the federal government’s request to reconsider a decision blocking a requirement that tobacco companies put large graphic health warnings on...
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U.S. Judge Titus to take senior status in 2014
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus of Greenbelt will step down from active service next January, the jurist stated in letters to President Barack Obama and...
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Court: Sex offender Facebook ban unconstitutional
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana law that bans registered sex offenders from using Facebook and other social networking sites that can be accessed by children is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court...
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Court: Obama appointments are unconstitutional
WASHINGTON — In a setback for President Barack Obama, a federal appeals court ruled Friday that he violated the Constitution in making recess appointments last year, a decision that could severely...
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Asbestos judge asks lawyers for more details
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> A Baltimore City Circuit judge on Tuesday asked attorneys for both sides to provide additional information before he rules on the plaintiffs’ motion to...
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Photographer’s refusal to shoot same-sex marriage at issue in court
SANTA FE, N.M. — In a case that tests anti-discrimination protection for gays, a religious rights group told the New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday that a photographer who declined to shoot the...
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Military’s highest court reverses suicide attempt conviction
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military’s highest court has reversed a discharged Marine’s criminal conviction for slitting his wrists in a case that raised questions about whether suicidal service members...
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Settlement more evidence of jail corruption, Franchot says
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> A legal settlement stemming from the allegedly guard-aided 2007 beating of a prison inmate being transferred from Baltimore to Hagerstown shows evidence of...
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N.C. court: Social network ban for sex offenders too vague
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina law banning registered sex offenders from commercial social networking sites like Facebook that children can use is unconstitutional because it’s vague and violates...
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Pandora wins court battle with music publishers
LOS ANGELES — Internet radio leader Pandora has won a court battle with the music publishing society known as ASCAP that could help it lower its royalty payments. Pandora pays 4.3 percent of its...
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N.Y. to vote on letting judges stay on state high court until 80
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York voters will decide Nov. 5 whether to let the judges on the state’s highest court keep handing down rulings and making case law until they turn 80 years old. The seven Court of...
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Fight over control of Philadelphia newspaper moves into court
PHILADELPHIA — Feuding owners fought over control of The Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday before a city judge who must decide if the dispute belongs in her court or in Delaware, where the partners...
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Appeals court finds "defense of necessity" doesn't apply to our four-legged friends.
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A system glitch leads to some lucky residents receiving urgent summons for jury duty.
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Time once again for "Don't do that," an occasional feature where we spotlight some poor decisions in recent legal news.
View ArticleNo jokes, please
In recognition of the one day each year we take the time out of our busy lives to thank all of the esquires in our life.
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