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State fire marshal's office, ATF team up for task forces
The Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF, Baltimore Division, are participating in a joint law enforcement operation. The ATF has established and leads task forces focused on tobacco...
Tags: Law Enforcement, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Crime, Law and Justice
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Man files wrongful termination suit against W.Va. Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority
A former Eastern Regional Jail administrator claims in a lawsuit that he was fired two years ago because he blew the whistle on possible crimes by correctional officers. Lewis W. Barlow of Winchester, Va., filed a wrongful termination lawsuit Jan. 18...
Tags: Justice System, Trials, Prisons, Human Interest, Health Treatments
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Senate Democrats' gun bill won't include assault weapons ban
An assault weapons ban won’t be in the gun-control legislation that Democrats bring to the Senate floor next month, a decision that means the ban’s chances of survival now are all but hopeless. The ban is the most controversial firearms...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Parties and Movements, Justice System, Firearms, Politics
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Murder counts dropped against men in shooting in Berkeley County
matthewu@herald-mail.comBerkeley County Prosecuting Attorney Pamela Games-Neely confirmed Friday that she decided not to appeal a circuit judge’s decision to dismiss felony murder charges against two men in a 2008 club shooting near Martinsburg. Games-Neely said she...Tags: Theft, Shootings, Justice System, Trials, Prisons
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Pa. judge delivers inside view for Women's History Month
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comThe first woman to be elected judge in Franklin County helped Letterkenny Army Depot observe Women’s History Month on Wednesday. Since 2000, Carol L. Van Horn has served on the bench of the Court of Common Pleas for the 39th Judicial District...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Juvenile Delinquency, Legal Service, Illinois General Assembly, Justice System
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Jefferson County delegate votes against bill calling for repeal of local gun control laws
richardb@herald-mail.comJefferson County Democrat Stephen Skinner was one of only four members of the West Virginia House of Delegates — all Democrats — who voted against a bill calling for the repeal of local gun control laws. The bill passed the House 94-4 with...Tags: Elections, Virginia General Assembly, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy
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W.Va. House votes to repeal local gun laws
By The Associated PressA nearly unanimous West Virginia House of Delegates on Monday approved a measure that would repeal a handful of municipal gun control ordinances, affirming the Legislature’s supremacy over that area of law. The bill and its 94-4 passage to the...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Virginia General Assembly, Justice System, Mental Health, Firearms
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Common ground in W.Va. politics: Guns
The West Virginia Legislature has had a few partisan clashes this session, but one issue seems to be uniting Democrats and Republicans: gun rights. Congress and some states are considering assault weapon bans and similar measures in response to recent...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Parties and Movements, Firearms, Politics, Interior Policy
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Measure boosting authority of Washington Co. building code panel withdrawn
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA county delegation bill that was intended to give more authority to the county Building Code Board of Appeals is being withdrawn because the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County do not support it at this time, said Del. LeRoy E. Myers Jr.,...Tags: Justice System, Local Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Lawyers
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Dougherty named new Jefferson County sheriff
richardb@herald-mail.comPeter Dougherty, president of the Jefferson County Board of Education, Tuesday was appointed to replace ousted Jefferson County Sheriff Bobby Shirley on a 3-2 vote following public interviews. Jefferson County Commission members Walter Pellish, Dale...Tags: Elections, Justice and Rights, Law Enforcement, Justice System, Prisons
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Spence Perry: The changing face of the law business
The Bard recommended that all lawyers should be killed. Many Americans share that sentiment, at least to some extent. While the mass extermination suggested by Shakespeare is not going to happen, there is hope for those who feel overlawyered: Fewer...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Separation of Church and State, Finance, Justice System, Colleges and Universities
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Berkeley County judge dismisses felony murder charges against two men; prosecutor says she will appeal
matthewu@herald-mail.comCiting a recent state Supreme Court decision, Berkeley County Circuit Court Judge Gray Silver III on Monday dismissed felony murder charges against two men in the 2008 shooting death of a man at the former Orioles Club on Mid Atlantic Parkway. Dale E....Tags: Shootings, Justice System, Trials, Prisons, Elan Corporation Plc
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