John G. Roberts, Jr.

Cardin gets the Constitution wrong

2013-06-19 10:30:00

I do not know Del. Jon Cardin ("The lawless sheriffs of Maryland," June 17), but I would assume from his employment as a lawyer that he attended law school. Given the status of Maryland's school system, it is easy to understand his ignorance of the U.S....

Court's DNA decision serves public safety and justice

2013-06-03 10:26:00

The Supreme Court's decision today to uphold Maryland's law allowing the collection of DNA samples from people arrested for serious crimes upholds the interests of justice, the Constitution and common sense. Concerns that the DNA samples could violate...

U.S. Supreme Court authorizes post-arrest DNA collection

2013-06-03 16:28:00

A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that police in Maryland and elsewhere can continue the warrantless collection of DNA from people arrested — but not convicted — of serious crimes. The 5-4 decision upheld a state law that allows...

Walmart bill's death a strange development [Editorial]

2013-04-23 14:10:00

A Harford County Council bill designed to block the proposed move of Walmart's Abingdon store about two miles to the north to a plot near the intersection of Route 924 and Plumtree Road came to strange end last week. The bill, which initially seemed...

Man 'sucker-punched' by ex-wife's boyfriend in Bel Air [Harford police blotter]

2013-04-23 15:18:00

Aberdeen Christina S. Harris, 22, of the 100 block of Edmund Street, was charged Friday with theft between $1,000 and $10,000 and scheming to commit theft between $1,000 and $10,000. Jennifer N. Herron, 40, of the 200 block of Garner Drive, was...

Woman threatens to stab her brother in Aberdeen [Police blotter]

2013-04-18 15:48:00

Aberdeen William Thomas Cody, 24, of the 800 block of Shirley Drive, was charged Wednesday with second-degree assault and reckless endangerment. Fraud was reported Tuesday in the 4400 block of Kildare Court. Carlos Miguel Cortez III, 30, of the...

A ruling on racial progress

2013-02-28 00:00:00

I can only hope that the scourge of racism is finally purged from Stewartstown and Pinkham's Grant. These are two of 10 New Hampshire towns covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which requires local officials to get permission, or...

Supreme Court questions sides in challenge of Md. DNA law

2013-02-26 17:38:41

Maryland's practice of collecting genetic information from people arrested — but not convicted — on serious charges took the national stage Tuesday, as the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on what Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. called "perhaps the...

U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments over Md. DNA case

2013-02-24 13:30:36

In a Maryland case that's garnered the attention of the other 49 states, the federal Department of Justice and the national science community, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday over whether to restrict police in collecting DNA to solve...

O'Malley wants to extend law to allow DNA collection from crime suspects

2013-01-18 14:38:00

In an attempt to keep one of his signature initiatives alive, Gov. Martin O'Malley wants state lawmakers to reauthorize police to collect DNA samples from crime suspects before the current statute expires later this year. The release of the Democratic...

Voting Rights Act isn't obsolete

2013-02-26 12:39:46

Much has changed in America since the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was first approved, and we can't blame those living in the 16 states that must get approval from the Justice Department or a federal court in order to revise their election laws for feeling...

Ghosts of Jim Crow haunt us still

2013-01-23 12:35:00

Thursday marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Baltimore-born Thurgood Marshall, the civil rights lawyer and first black Supreme Court justice who was instrumental in ending Jim Crow segregation. His representation of schoolgirl Linda Brown...

Steven L. Abrams is the first mayor of Palm Beach County. He previously served as chairman of the Board of County Commissioners. He was appointed to represent District 4 on the county commission in 2009 and was elected in 2010 without opposition to a full four-year term.

2013-06-11 07:55:00

South Bend Tribune/JAMES BROSHER Graduates march out of the gymnasium during the recessional after commencement exercises on Friday, May 24, 2013, at LaLumiere School in LaPorte, Ind. U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, a 1973 graduate of the school, gave the commencement address.

2013-06-05 00:00:00

South Bend Tribune/JAMES BROSHER U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts gives the commencement address on Friday, May 24, 2013, at LaLumiere School in LaPorte, Ind. Roberts is a 1973 graduate of the school.

2013-05-24 08:51:00