mD Court of Appeals Rules Frederick Condemnation Did Not Violate Open Meetings Act
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By Caryn Tamber  Maryland's top court has said the city of Frederick followed all the rules in condemning a property to build a parking garage.   The Court of Appeals yesterday agreed with two lower courts that the city was within its rights to condemn property owned by the J.P.
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A judge has ruled that Maryland's anti-spam law &#151; the first state law to penalize senders of junk e-mail &#151; is unconstitutional because it seeks to regulate commerce outside the state's borders.
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A judge bans the word from a sexual assault case, sparking debate over freedom of speech and the right to a fair trial
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The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that federal taxpayers cannot challenge the constitutionality of White House efforts to help religious groups obtain government funding for their social programs, handing a victory to President Bush's faith-based initiatives program.
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The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a dispute over same-sex marriages, rejecting a challenge to the nation&#39;s only law sanctioning such unions.
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A federal appeals court overturned the District of Columbia's long-standing handgun ban Friday, rejecting the city's argument that the Second Amendment right to bear arms applied only to militias.
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THE GAZETTE. The Episcopal Church was scolded but not punished in a document released Monday by the churchâs parent organization.
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By The Baltimore Sun  Dec. 8--One of Anne Arundel County's most poorly kept secrets is that the building permits process doesn't get much respect.   Some say it's too strict. Some say it's too cumbersome.
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By Eric Ferreri, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 24--DURHAM -- In a lawsuit, a Durham man is disputing a January decision by county commissioners that blocked a townhouse development off Farrington Road.
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By BRIAN WITTE  BALTIMORE, Md. - An appeals court in Maryland ruled Tuesday that state executions cannot proceed until a legislative panel reviews parts of the manual that spell out the protocol for lethal injections.
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WASHNGTON -- The NAACP did not violate the conditions of its tax-exempt status when its chairman gave a speech that criticized President Bush, according to a newly released letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the civil rights group.
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A federal appeals court ruled on  Tuesday that California's anti-smoking advertisements do not  violate the rights of tobacco companies even though they were  funded by taxes on cigarettes.
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A federal appeals court panel ruled that a lawsuitâs plaintiffs could not show injury from a National Security Agency program.
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By Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Feb. 12--FEB.
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A state judge has struck down a Montgomery County law that authorized stiffer penalties against predatory lending practices, saying the measure was beyond the county's authority under the Maryland constitution.
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The Supreme Court ruled today that a Tennessee high school athletic association did not violate a football coach's freedom of speech by enforcing an anti-recruiting rule, settling a 10-year legal battle that twice made its way to the high court.
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Five have convictions quashed after judges conclude that reading Islamist material was not illegal