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Maryland abortion law is clear
There are flagrant, undefined loopholes in Maryland's abortion law. That's what letter writer Jeffrey D. Meister, director of administration and legislation for Maryland Right to Life, would have us think ("Maryland has de factor abortion on demand,"...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Laws, Abortion, Maryland General Assembly
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Seven arrested in underage drinking complaint in Baxter County, Arkansas
SALEVSILLE, Ark. -- Two adults and five juveniles were arrested this weekend after Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a complaint of underage drinking at a residence on Salesville. At approximately 12:03 AM on May 18th, Deputy Rockie Morrell was...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Laws, Prosecution
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China trying to manage exposure of corruption online
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China's Internet is brimming with disclosures of officials collecting bribes, homes and luxury accessories as casually as they do mistresses. But while the government tolerates such anti-corruption vigilantism, it is also extremely...Tags: Literature, Brookings Institution, Government, The New York Times, Laws
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Benjamin Lipsitz, 94, Pikesville attorney who defended Bremer
Benjamin Lipsitz, whose commitment to the spirit and letter of the law led him to defend a would-be assassin, a Nazi sympathizer and a craven murderer during a career that spanned more than a half-century, died May 10. He was 94. "He was so...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Baltimore County, Military Justice, Judges, U.S. Secret Service
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Charges severed in Martinsburg July 4 shooting
matthewu@herald-mail.comA Berkeley County judge ruled Thursday that a man accused of shooting another man and an 8-year-old girl at Martinsburg’s Fourth of July celebration last year could be tried May 28 on one felony count of possession of a firearm by a prohibited...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Lawyers, Judges, Laws
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Conservative Afghan lawmakers block legislation protecting women's rights
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. The...Tags: Feminism, Abusive Behavior, War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Laws, Justice and Rights
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Coffee break proves downfall for hatchet-carrying hitchhiker
NEW YORK -- The hatchet-wielding hitchhiker known to his legions of Internet fans as Kai craved freedom, but he also craved coffee. That helped police catch the one-time Internet sensation, Caleb "Kai" McGillvary, 24, who is suspected of murdering a...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Cherry Hill, Laws, Starbucks Corp.
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Ocoee hopes to set up citywide network of surveillance cameras
Ocoee hopes to set up a network of surveillance cameras to help police keep an eye on the city. The plan, as described to city commissioners by Lt. Mike Bryant, aims to link public and private surveillance devices on a high-speed, wireless network...
Tags: Television, Laws, Entertainment, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Crime, Law and Justice
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Judge to hear insanity defense challenge in Colorado theater shooting case
ReutersDENVER (Reuters) - The judge who will hear the capital murder case against accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes has agreed to hear arguments on the constitutionality of Colorado's insanity defense law in death penalty cases. Arapahoe County...Tags: James Holmes, The Dark Knight Rises (movie), Judges, Psychiatrists, Personal Weapon Control
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Maryland has de facto abortion on demand
I read with interest Del. Samuel I. "Sandy" Rosenberg's critique of Marta Mossburg's interpretation of abortion law ("Mossburg wrong on Md. abortion law," May 9). Though the lawyer-politician has great knowledge and experience in many areas of Maryland...Tags: LeRoy Carhart, Crime, Law and Justice, Elkton, Social Issues, General Practitioners
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State's crime rate lowest in 42 years
Crime statewide reached its lowest rate in 42 years, with Broward and Palm Beach counties following the downward trend, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement reported Thursday. Broward's overall crime rate dropped by nearly 4 percent in 2012...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Pembroke Pines, Rick Scott, Laws
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Letters: No to more of the same on guns
Re "Another kind of gun control," Opinion, May 5 David M. Kennedy's Op-Ed article saying that efforts to curtail gun violence should be focused on "hot" groups and areas, instead of on doomed legislation, was a refreshing moment of clarity in this...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Laws
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