Marvin Mandel

For first time, O'Malley moves toward clemency for two lifers

2012-03-06 19:06:00

Gov.Martin O'Malleyis taking steps to grant clemency to two Maryland inmates serving life sentences, including a Baltimore man convicted of murder at age 14 — the first time he has proceeded that far on such an action. Aides said public notices...

O'Malley dips his toe into justice

2012-03-07 13:27:00

This week, Gov.Martin O'Malleyis making a first, tentative use of one of his most fundamental powers as governor: to right injustices in the treatment of those who have been convicted of crimes. Mr. O'Malley is moving toward commuting the sentences of two...

O'Malley grants clemency to two serving life sentences

2012-03-30 09:06:00

Since his arrest as a young teenager 29 years ago, Mark Farley Grant has never wavered: He did not kill Michael Gough that winter night in West Baltimore. On Thursday, Gov. Martin O'Malley signed an executive order commuting the sentence of Grant and a...

Schurick's attorney says robocall was a 'faux pas,' not a crime

2011-12-05 16:45:00

The attorney for former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s campaign manager made his final pitch to a Baltimore jury Monday, arguing that his client, Paul Schurick, simply made a "mistake" when he authorized an Election Day 2010 robocall that prosecutors say...

Ehrlich, Steele, Mandel vouch for Schurick's honesty

2011-12-01 17:57:00

A bipartisan group of high-profile politicians took the witness stand Thursday to vouch for the honesty and integrity of Paul Schurick, a key Ehrlich campaign adviser, who faces charges of election fraud stemming from a 2010 Election Day "robocall" that...

Giving back to those who make news

2011-12-17 13:46:00

During this magical time of year, I get all mushy with love and gratitude for those who give meaning to my otherwise pitiful life. Who by grace of their existence imbue my own with truth, beauty and a bottomless supply of column fodder. Blessed are the...

Schurick trial: Mandel as a character witness?

2011-12-02 07:01:00

Former Ehrlich aide Paul Schurick's defense in the case of a campaign robocall telling voters to "relax" and not go to the polls appears to center on the idea that he is an honest man of integrity. So one of the marquee witnesses on his behalf is:...

Schurick takes witness stand, denies plan to suppress black vote

2011-12-02 16:46:00

The embattled former campaign manager for Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. took the witness stand in his own defense Friday, denying that he planned a last-minute Election Day effort last year to suppress the black vote in Baltimore and Prince George's County in a...

Who cares who the mayor invites to the city's skybox?

2012-02-12 08:00:00

Did your article about MayorStephanie Rawlings-Blake's guests in the city's skybox really warrant placement above the fold on the front page ("Mayor invites family, donors, allies to M&T box," Feb. 9)? So what if the mayor invited business leaders, family...

Md. power elite close ranks around Currie

2011-10-29 18:06:00

The No. 2 Democrat in the House of Representatives called Ulysses S. Currie a "decent, honest person." A former governor said he is "a gentleman." And Maryland's lieutenant governor described him as a "man of strong integrity." It was an outpouring fit...

Marvin C. Wahl, lawyer

2011-11-11 14:04:00

Marvin C. "Mike" Wahl, a retired labor lawyer and labor arbitrator, died Oct. 29 at Sinai Hospital of complications from a stroke. He was 97. The son of Austria-Hungary immigrants, Mr. Wahl was born and raised in Jersey City, N.J., where he graduated...

Ellen V. Schultz, activist

2011-11-11 11:39:00

Ellen V. Schultz, a longtime Howard County activist, died Oct. 31 of a heart attack at Howard County General Hospital. The former Elkridge resident was 95. The daughter of a dairy farmer and a homemaker, the former Ellen V. Dove was born and raised in...

Former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel testified that he has know Schurick for 30 years and called him "totally honest, totally reliable and a man of his word."

2011-04-27 00:00:00

Former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel arrives at the Old St. Paul's Church before the services for Gov. William Donald Schaefer .

2011-04-27 00:00:00

From left to right, former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel, lobbyist Bruce Bereano and former Maryland Secretary of State Winnie Kelley at Old St. Paul's Church before the services for Gov. William Donald Schaefer.

2011-04-27 00:00:00