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Marijuana decriminalization bill hits friction
The Baltimore SunLegislation that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana hit friction in a key committee Thursday afternoon. The proposal to give only a fine - and not jail time - to people caught with less than 10 grams of pot passed the Senate...Tags: Justice System, Medical Research, Lifestyle and Leisure, Prisons, Medical Marijuana Therapy
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Congress weighs legislation that would update email privacy laws
SAN FRANCISCO -- Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced legislation Tuesday that would give stronger privacy protection to emails. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 would require the government to...
Tags: Judges, Patrick Leahy, Politics, Email, David Petraeus
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Pit bull bill in peril as Senate hardens position
Legislation that would undo a court ruling labeling pit bulls as inherently dangerous appeared increasingly imperiled as the Senate and House dug in their heels on conflicting positions Tuesday. By a 40-6 vote, the full Senate rejected an effort by...
Tags: Thomas V. Mike Miller, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, E.J. Pipkin
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Long stalled, Md gun bill moving ahead
The Baltimore SunGov. Martin O'Malley's sweeping gun bill that has stalled in the House of Delegates will get a key committee vote on Friday, delegates said. The Maryland Senate in February moved swiftly on legislation that would ban the sale of assault-style rifles,...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Prince George's County, Martin O'Malley
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Ray Rice supports cyber-bullying bill in Annapolis
The Baltimore SunRavens running back Ray Rice, who has campaigned passionately against bullying, is throwing his weight behind a Maryland bill that would make cyber-bullying a minor crime. Rice alerted his online fan base Wednesday that he's supporting Baltimore...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Annapolis, Baltimore County
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Other states woo Maryland's gun manufacturers
As Maryland contemplates passing one of the nation's strictest gun laws, at least seven other states have courted its gun manufacturers, offering tax incentives and open arms elsewhere. The governor of Texas, West Virginia's House speaker and an Illinois...
Tags: Interior Policy, Victor R. Ramirez, Politics, Executive Branch, Elections
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Pit bull bill compromise unravels
A compromise in the General Assembly over legislation to undo a court ruling that declared pit bulls inherently dangerous has unraveled, turning what had appeared to be a settled issue into a dogfight between two veteran legislators. The breakdown in the...
Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Justice System, Robert A. Zirkin, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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House, Senate still at impasse on pit bull bill
Maryland's pit bulls remained in peril Wednesday as two legislators clashed over a lingering House-Senate impasse on a bill that would invalidate a court decision labeling the bill as inherently dangerous. Del. Luiz R. S. Simmons took advantage of a...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Justice System, Michael E. Busch, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Md. House still 'ruminating' on assault weapons ban
The Baltimore SunFour weeks after Gov. Martin O'Malley's gun-control bill passed the Senate, a key House committee has yet to schedule a vote and continues to debate whether to scale it back. Among the possible changes still on the table: whether to take the AR-15 and a...Tags: Interior Policy, Assault, Politics, Executive Branch, Government
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House committee approves death penalty repeal
Gov. Martin O'Malley's bill to repeal the death penalty is one step closer to passage after a House committee voted Friday to approve it. The bill — already passed by the Senate — goes now to the full House of Delegates. The House...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Death Penalty, Punishment, Martin O'Malley
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Victim's family backs 'cyber-bullying' bill
The family of a Howard County girl who killed herself after months of harassment on social media sites asked Maryland lawmakers Thursday to pass a bill that would allow a jail term for a variety of acts known as "cyber-bullying." Chris McComas, whose...
Tags: Justice System, Social Media, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, Cecil County
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Child sex abuse lawsuit window should be opened
Over the years, I have heard and told the stories of numerous men and women who were molested as children. I wrote about one of them earlier this year, a 37-year-old survivor of a kidnapping and years of abuse. Unable to seek justice because his statute...
Tags: Thomas R. Caltagirone, Politics, Ronald S Marsico, Michael P McGeehan, Public Officials
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