Maryland

Drive-Through Liquor Stores Targeted

ANNAPOLIS – For Sen

Court Lifts Injunction Against Adult Bookstore

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals on Wednesday lifted a lower court’s injunction that had kept an Annapolis adult bookstore from running peepshows

Appeals Court Lifts Injunction Against Adult Bookstore

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals has lifted an injunction that kept an Annapolis bookstore from operating peep shows

Bill Mandating Potato Famine Lessons Passes First Test

ANNAPOLIS – The state Senate gave preliminary approval Thursday to a bill that would require that state public schools teach about the causes and effects of the Irish potato famine of 1845

Number of Teens Tried as Adults Triples, More Sanctions Urged

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland lawmakers were urged Wednesday to make sure that youths who are convicted as adults cannot be tried as juveniles again if they are charged with subsequent crimes

Lawmakers Asked to Modernize “Antiquated” Adultery Law

ANNAPOLIS – If President Clinton were charged with adultery in Maryland today, he could invoke his Fifth Amendment right and refuse to testify against himself, one lawmaker noted Tuesday

Homeowners Seek Protection From “Tyrannical” Community Boards

ANNAPOLIS – When a group of homeowners in southern Calvert County opposed a new property tax in their community, they went door-to-door to pass out fliers

Appeals Court Overturns Award Against Prison Guards

ANNAPOLIS – A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court’s award of damages to a Maryland prison inmate who claimed guards used excessive force to subdue him during a Jan

“Potato Famine” Curriculum Plan Raises Questions, Hackles

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate will be asked to vote this week on a bill requiring that the 1845 Irish Potato Famine be taught in public schools

Court Says Police Were Right to Detain Takoma Park Woman

ANNAPOLIS – A federal appeals court has ruled that Takoma Park police did not violate a woman’s rights when they took her from her home and committed her to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation