Supreme Court opens 2009 term with oral arguments in interrogation, discovery cases
October 5, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] officially opened its 2009 term Monday, hearing oral arguments [day call, PDF; merit briefs] in two cases. In Maryland v. Shatzer [oral arguments transcript, PDF; JURIST report], the Court heard arguments on whether the Edwards v........ [more] 
Fourth Circuit rules Maryland liquor regulations violate federal antitrust law
July 16, 2009
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Wednesday that Maryland alcohol price regulations violate federal antitrust laws. The court upheld their previous ruling [opinion, PDF] from 2001 that state pricing schemes for liquor and wine wholesalers....... [more]
Maryland man pleads guilty to spying for Saddam-era Iraq
December 22, 2008
'[JURIST] An Iraqi national living in Maryland on Sunday pleaded guilty to charges of spying for the Iraqi government under Saddam Hussein. Saubhe Jassim Al-Dellemy, a former Baath party member, pleaded guilty to"conspiracy to act as an agent of a....... [more]
US voters split on election reform ballot measures
November 6, 2008
'[JURIST] An amendment to the Maryland Constitution to permit early voting was among several election-reform ballot measures approved by voters in Maryland and other states Tuesday. Question 1 authorizes the Maryland General Assembly to allow voters to....... [more]
Maryland transgender anti-discrimination law to go to voters in November
July 25, 2008
'[JURIST] A Maryland judge Thursday rejected a challenge seeking to remove a referendum on a transgender anti-discrimination law from the November ballot. Circuit Court Judge Robert A. Greenberg ruled that the Montgomery County Board of Elections had....... [more]
Maryland appeals court rules Islamic divorce practice constitutionally invalid
May 8, 2008
'[JURIST] The Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled that the Islamic talaq, a controversial practice under which a husband can divorce his wife without her say, violates the state constitution and therefore does not constitute a valid form of divorce in....... [more]
Maryland General Assembly backs death penalty review commission
March 26, 2008
'[JURIST] The Maryland General Assembly has passed legislation to establish the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment, which would study the implementation and execution of the death penalty in that state. The state House approved HB 1111 by a 89-48....... [more]
Would-be Wallace assassin released from prison
November 9, 2007
'[JURIST] The man who shot and paralyzed former Alabama Governor George Wallace in 1972 was released from a Maryland prison Friday. Under the conditions set by the state for the release of Arthur Bremer, he must: Stay away from any local, state,....... [more]
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