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Some Lawmakers Call for Controls on Car Cameras
ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers concerned that red-light-runner and speeder-nabbing cameras are more cash cows for cities and counties than crime busters argued for their bills to restrain the use of the technology before a Senate panel Tuesday
Appeals Court Rules Disabilities Act Does Not Cover Worker’s Temporary Injury
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has ruled that High’s of Baltimore did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act when the convenience store chain temporarily shifted a worker with a back injury into a lower-paying job
High Court Lets Stand Murder Conviction Based on Taped Cell-Phone Chat
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a Maryland death row inmate’s charge that his murder conviction was based on evidence derived from an illegally taped cell-phone conversation
Anti-terrorism Legislation Raises Ex-Judge’s Ire
ANNAPOLIS – A retired judge told legislators this week that bills proposed to protect Marylanders from terrorism actually erode their liberties
Sunday Deer, Nuisance Bear Hunting Win MD House OK
ANNAPOLIS – After a week of debate and failed floor amendments, the Maryland House of Delegates Friday approved wildlife control bills decried by animal-rights activists and outdoor enthusiasts as shortsighted and simply wrong
State Health Officials Say Flu Cases Manageable, as Season Reaches Its Peak
WASHINGTON- The winter has been mild and so has the flu season
Judge Dismisses Bulk of Black Workers’ Discrimination Suit Against Giant Foods
WASHINGTON – A federal judge has thrown out the bulk of a class-action racial discrimination case filed by African American warehouse workers against Giant Foods
More Marylanders Expected to Exhaust Unemployment Benefits, As Economy Slows
WASHINGTON – The number of jobless Marylanders expected to exhaust their unemployment insurance benefits in the first six months of this year is up 59 percent over the same period last year, according to a report released last week
Researchers in “Limbo” on Post-Sept. 11 Bioterrorism Regulations
WASHINGTON – Enforcement of just one part of the USA Patriot Act — restricting certain persons’ access to potentially deadly pathogens — can’t begin until federal bureaucrats spell out details in new regulations