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Ninth Circuit Rules That Murder‑for‑Hire Is Not Necessarily a ‘Crime of Violence’
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
James Henrikson did what most people only threaten in anger and never carry out: he hired hit men when his business relationships went bad. Now, a Ninth...
Fourth Circuit Upholds Ruling Against Reconstruction-Era Voting Suppression Law
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
A Jim Crow relic just met its reckoning. In a major victory for voting rights, a federal appeals court has struck down North Carolina's century-old law that...
Fourth Circuit Denies Resentencing for Man Convicted of Burning His (Former) Spouse's Corpse
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
"Till death do us part" is a common inclusion in wedding vows, serving as a promise that the marriage will see the couple together until one of them shuffles...
Supreme Court: Parents Can Opt Children Out of LGBTQ+ Lessons on Religious Grounds
By Catherine Hodder, Esq. | Reviewed by Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
In Mahmoud v. Taylor (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a Maryland school board education policy preventing opt-outs for LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum was...
It's Judicial vs. Executive as Trump Administration Sues All 15 Maryland Federal District Court Judges
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
President Donald Trump has been extremely vocal about his frustration over the courts honoring habeas corpus rights that interfere with his immigration and...
SCOTUS Sidesteps Assault Weapons Law Showdown
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review challenges to Maryland and Rhode Island's firearm laws. As debates intensify over Second Amendment protections,...
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Vaidehi Mehta, Esq.
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Kit Yona, M.A.
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Mariana Petersen
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