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Confetti rains down on the House of Delegates at midnight on Monday, April 11, the last day of the 2016 Maryland General Assembly. (Capital News Service photo by Leo Traub)
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Laws on drunken driving, public safety, workers’ rights, begin in Maryland

Oct. 1 is the day many pieces of legislation go into effect in the state. Noah’s Law is probably the most well-known, but there are many others.

John T. Mitchell poses with his car’s “MIERDA” license plate, which the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration recalled in 2011. The plate is the subject of a case in the Maryland Court of Appeals. Sept. 14, 2016. (Courtesy photo from John T. Mitchell.)
Maryland’s highest court hears free speech case regarding Spanish-language license plate

The Maryland Court of Appeals is considering whether the state’s Motor Vehicle Administration acted unconstitutionally in recalling vanity license plates sporting a Spanish scatological word.