Copyright Piracy on Campuses a Commonplace Problem

WASHINGTON – The University of Maryland student who was convicted of federal copyright infringement charges last week for his part in a high-volume software piracy ring was, by all accounts, an extreme example of a commonplace problem

University of Maryland Student Pleads Guilty in Computer-Game Piracy Scheme

WASHINGTON – A University of Maryland student was one of three men who pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal copyright infringement charges, in what the Justice Department called the first U

High Court Hearing on Ten Commandments to be Watched Closely in Maryland

WASHINGTON – Two Maryland communities will be watching closely this week when the Supreme Court hears arguments on the public display of the Ten Commandments

Celebrated Ten Commandments Monument to Make Brief Stop in Maryland

WASHINGTON – Marcia Eldreth does not mean for the U

High Court Takes Maryland Case on Disputes Between Parents and Schools

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will hear the appeal of a Montgomery County family that claimed it was wrongly forced to bear the burden of proof in a dispute over a disabled son’s special education plan

Court Rejects Car Dealers’ Antitrust Claim Against Financial Services Firm

WASHINGTON – A federal district judge in Maryland dismissed antitrust and other claims made against a financial services company by a group of car dealerships, saying the dealers failed to show they were victims of a “group boycott

‘Maryland Three’ Airfields Welcome New Rules, But Doubt Benefits

WASHINGTON – New federal rules that will make it easier for pilots to land at three small Maryland airports are a step in the right direction, but still not enough, the struggling businesses said

Congress Hopes to Ease Limit on Foreign Workers Needed for Seasonal Jobs

WASHINGTON – Maryland lawmakers vowed quick action Thursday on a bill to boost the number of visas for seasonal workers, who are “desperately” needed for Maryland’s seafood and landscaping industries

Multistate Commission Votes to Impose Limits on Menhaden Harvest in Bay

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission took the first steps Wednesday toward setting a cap on the commercial harvest of menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay

Curran Asks Supreme Court to Rule on Parents’ Rights in State Custody Cases

WASHINGTON – Maryland Attorney General J