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472 ABA Journal Maryland articles.

4th Circuit upholds $1M sanction for law firm that tried to ‘sabotage’ federal court’s authority

Updated: A federal judge had inherent power to impose a $1.05 million sanction against a national law firm for asking state courts to order an end to U.S. district court litigation, a federal appeals court ruled last week.

Oct 29, 2024 3:50 PM CDT

DOJ reaches $100 million settlement in Baltimore bridge collapse

The owner of the Dali container ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this year, collapsing the span and killing six people, has agreed to pay more than $100 million in damages to resolve a Justice Department lawsuit, authorities said Thursday.

Oct 25, 2024 9:00 AM CDT

Straight white woman can’t sue over BigLaw diversity fellowship because she didn’t apply, motion says

A former law student has no standing to sue over King & Spalding’s summer associate diversity fellowship because she never applied for the position, the law firm has said in a Sept. 19 motion to dismiss.

Sep 23, 2024 3:05 PM CDT

Maryland Supreme Court upholds decision to reinstate Adnan Syed murder conviction

The Maryland Supreme Court on Friday upheld an appellate court’s decision to reinstate the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, a blow to the “Serial” podcast subject but one that probably does not conclude his legal fight.

Aug 30, 2024 10:05 AM CDT

Federal court upholds Maryland training, background checks for handguns

A federal appeals court has upheld Maryland’s requirement that gun owners first go through firearms training and pass a background check—a ruling issued Friday that crossed ideological lines.

Aug 26, 2024 1:27 PM CDT

Assault weapons that are ‘disproportionate to the need for self-defense’ can be banned, 4th Circuit says

An en banc federal appeals court upheld Maryland’s ban on assault-style weapons in a 10-5 decision Tuesday.

Aug 7, 2024 12:14 PM CDT

Maryland governor pardons 175,000 marijuana convictions in sweeping order

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore issued a mass pardon of more than 175,000 marijuana convictions Monday morning, one of the nation’s most sweeping acts of clemency involving a drug now in widespread recreational use.

Jun 18, 2024 9:00 AM CDT

Judge allows unjust enrichment suit for use of cancer patient’s ‘immortal’ cells

A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that the estate of Henrietta Lacks can proceed with its lawsuit alleging that a pharmaceutical company unjustly profited from use of her “immortal” cells.

May 21, 2024 10:29 AM CDT

Straight, white female alleges BigLaw firm’s job ad for diversity program violated Title VII

King & Spalding is the latest law firm targeted for a diversity fellowship alleged to discriminate against white heterosexual candidates.

May 13, 2024 1:45 PM CDT

Which judges are most likely to issue nationwide injunctions? Party of appointing president makes a difference

Fifty-nine out of the 64 nationwide injunctions blocking Trump administration policies were issued by judges appointed by Democratic presidents, according to a study in the Harvard Law Review.

Apr 12, 2024 9:25 AM CDT

Recruiter Major Lindsey blackballed associate for suing law firm, showing ‘bogus’ commitment to diversity, suit alleges

A Black associate who sued a BigLaw firm for alleged discrimination and retaliation has now filed a second lawsuit claiming that legal recruiter Major, Lindsey & Africa blackballed her as a result.

Apr 3, 2024 10:36 AM CDT

Judge says he misperceived interaction at bar event as flirting, leading him to touch lawyer’s ‘lower hamstring’

A Baltimore judge faces a hearing in May to resolve ethics allegations that he inappropriately touched a female lawyer following a bar association event at the Maryland Club last year.

Feb 9, 2024 8:55 AM CST

Ex-Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby convicted of mortgage fraud

A federal jury on Tuesday convicted the former top prosecutor in Baltimore, Marilyn Mosby, of lying to a mortgage lender in 2021 as she purchased a vacation property in Florida that she called her “private oasis.”

Feb 7, 2024 10:55 AM CST

4th Circuit upholds ordinance requiring gun sellers to distribute suicide prevention information

A federal appeals court has upheld a county ordinance requiring gun dealers to distribute literature on suicide prevention and conflict resolution to buyers of guns and ammunition.

Jan 24, 2024 2:02 PM CST

Citing mootness, Supreme Court tosses case of disability law tester who ‘singlehandedly generated a circuit split’

Updated: The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed as moot a case of a disability law tester and directed a federal appeals court to vacate the opinion in her case.

Dec 5, 2023 11:04 AM CST

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