Lawyers

Bringing shame on his profession [Editorial]

2013-05-23 14:07:00

Regardless of how most of us feel about individual elected officials or their leanings on particular policies, it's a fair observation that a lot of people get involved with politics because they want to make a difference. Some lose their moral...

Daughter, boyfriend indicted in Howard blogger's killing

2013-05-23 15:33:35

A 14-year-old girl and her 19-year-old boyfriend arrested in the killing of her father in his Ellicott City home this month were indicted and charged as adults by a grand jury this week, according to court records. Morgan Arnold, a Mount Hebron High...

Maryland says ACC has created budget 'hole' by withholding shared revenues

2013-05-23 18:22:43

An attorney representing the University of Maryland argued Thursday that the Atlantic Coast Conference has left the college's athletic department with a vast budget "hole" by improperly withholding millions of dollars in shared conference revenues after...

Commissioners pass resolution opposing state gun control bill

2013-05-23 03:00:00

Carroll County became the third county in the state this month to pass a resolution stating their opposition to the Maryland Firearms Safety Act of 2013 Wednesday. The Carroll County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to approve a resolution...

Donald C. Hubbard Sr., lawyer

2013-05-23 12:16:00

Donald C. Hubbard Sr., a retired director of human resources who was also a labor lawyer, died Sunday of Alzheimer's disease at Rutherford House, an Annapolis hospice. He was 84. The son of a pharmacist and a homemaker, Donald Creel Hubbard Sr. was born...

Carroll County's gun law nullification fantasy

2013-05-23 12:24:00

Nullification fever is spreading across the rural counties along the Mason-Dixon Line, with Cecil, Harford and Carroll counties passing resolutions in the last month declaring their view that Maryland's new gun control law is unconstitutional. Cecil's...

Free Baltimore legal clinic planned

2013-05-23 08:48:00

Volunteer lawyers will provide free legal advice to the public on June 1 in Baltimore. The Pro Bono Day will held between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Maryland Legal Aid offices, 500 E. Lexington St. No appointments are necessary. The lawyers will meet...

Trial of second man in child killings postponed

2013-05-21 14:34:00

A Baltimore judge postponed the trial of a second man accused of nearly beheading three young relatives nine years ago until October so that lawyers have more time to prepare arguments on DNA evidence. Adan Canela, 26, is charged with multiple murder...

State board finds speed camera task force violated open-meetings act

2013-05-21 16:07:56

A task force appointed last year by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to study the city's speed and red-light camera program violated Maryland law when it met behind closed doors in March, the state Open Meetings Compliance Board ruled this week. The task...

$1.3 billion in consumer relief so far for Marylanders from mortgage settlement

2013-05-22 07:18:00

Marylanders received more than $1.3 billion in relief from the National Mortgage Settlement during a 12-month period, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced Tuesday. That assistance went to nearly 17,000 mortgage borrowers between March 1, 2012...

Casino site contamination prompts new lawsuit

2013-05-20 18:04:00

A pair of Baltimore residents filed suit Monday accusing the city of breaking the law by allowing toxic chemicals to leach into the Patapsco River from the South Baltimore site where a casino is now under construction. The lawsuit is the second to raise...

At heart of IRS scandal: flawed 501(c)(4) rules

2013-05-21 08:00:00

Congress passes laws and usually the appropriate agency can write regulations implementing the law. However, the regulations cannot contradict the law. Nevertheless, with respect to the tax law provision 501(c)(4), that is exactly what happened. Under...

O.J. Simpson ( R) smiles as he sits with his attorney, Patricia Palm in Clark County District Court during his evidentiary hearing in Las Vegas, Nevada May 13, 2013.

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Eric Holder is the first African-American attorney general. He served as deputy attorney general during the Clinton administration.

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, center, addresses the Council Housing & Real Estate Committee hearing held by 31st Ward Alderman Ray Suarez, right, Chairman of the Council Housing & Real Estate Committee on Wednesday, June 13, 2012.

2013-04-29 00:00:00