This week in Maryland Lawyer
December 29, 2008
ON THE COVER: Despite efforts made by the state to reduce the disparity, Maryland’s prison population remains mostly black.
Legal Affairs writer Danny Jacobs writes about the recent Court of Appeals decision denying Trinity Assembly of God the right to build a huge electronic sign along the Baltimore Beltway, which marked the court’s first interpretation of the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000.
In Breaking News, a multimillion dollar settlement of a class-action lawsuit between Gambrills residents and Constellation Energy Group over coal ash contamination awaits final approval; a federal judge allow a Stevensville man to proceed with his lawsuit against a deputy sheriff who had the man’s car — which was painted with swastikas — towed; and the Court of Special Appeals vacates a win by Greater Bloomfield Community Association against trucking facility New England Motor Freight.
An Anne Arundel County judge has ruled that electrical contracting company Central Armature Works Inc. is not liable for a November 2005 fire, writes Legal Affairs Writer Brendan Kearney.
In Unbillable Hours, Peter H. Gunst discusses how his love for chess prompted him to intervene when Fells Point Chess Club was about to lose its building.
Jack L.B. Gohn writes about life in Ann Arbor and the auto industry in The Big Picture.
The Editorial Advisory Board says its time for the General Assembly to act on state police surveillance of political dissidents.
Read lawyers’ reactions to “How many last names are too many for a law firm?”
Don’t miss our Law Digest this week with cases from the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals and the Office of Administrative Hearings.
CHRISTINA DORAN, Assistant Legal Affairs Editor
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