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Panel upholds death sentence of D.C. sniper

Appeals on competence, withheld evidence rejected

Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009

A federal appeals court Friday upheld the death sentence of John Allen Muhammad, bringing the convicted sniper closer to execution.

Lawsuit seeks right to carry guns in public

Friday, Aug. 7, 2009

The man whose Supreme Court challenge secured the right of D.C. residents to keep guns in their homes is back in court, this time filing a lawsuit on behalf of a group seeking the right of registered gun owners to carry their guns in public.

Gunman shot, killed near Capitol

Traffic stop leads to brief car chase

Thursday, July 16, 2009

A man was fatally shot within sight of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday afternoon after a traffic stop led to a brief chase that resulted in the driver reportedly pulling a weapon on police officers.

Police shoot and kill armed man near Capitol

Thursday, July 16, 2009

A man was fatally shot within sight of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday afternoon, after a traffic stop led to a brief chase that resulted in the driver pulling a weapon on police officers.

Police shoot, kill armed man near Capitol

Thursday, July 16, 2009

A man was fatally shot within sight of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday afternoon, after a traffic stop led to a brief chase that resulted in the driver pulling a weapon on police officers.

Court: D.C.'s Trinidad checkpoints not legal

Stops violate Constitution

Saturday, July 11, 2009

A federal appeals court Friday declared unconstitutional a controversial police checkpoint program used to cordon off a crime-ridden D.C. neighborhood last year.

D.C. court ordered to revisit police checkpoints

Friday, July 10, 2009

A federal appeals court Friday ordered a lower court to reconsider its refusal to block a police checkpoint program that cordoned off a crime-plagued D.C. neighborhood last year.

Ouster a threat for Md. GOP chairman

Party shaken

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

The Maryland Republican Party's executive committee has asked its chairman to explain the forced resignation of the party's top staff member or step down himself.

EXCLUSIVE: EMS chief promoted despite suit over death

Complaint involved medic's son

Thursday, May 21, 2009

D.C. fire officials promoted an internal candidate to lead their troubled emergency medical services division knowing that their choice to institute agency reforms was himself facing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit.