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Four pit bulls attacked a District Heights woman Saturday in a Northeast apartment, according to a D.C. police report, sending her to the hospital with "multiple bite marks, scratches, and bruising."

Maryland's highest court has suspended the law license of a state delegate who is already facing a separate set of legal troubles over her reported misuse of state funds.
A bipartisan group of 19 Maryland lawmakers is planning to file a legal brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Maryland ruling that struck down a law allowing police to collect DNA samples from people charged with violent crimes and burglaries.
Longtime-NFL punter Tom Tupa is eligible for workers compensation for a career-ending back injury he suffered while warming up for a preseason game in 2005 at FedEx Field while playing for the Washington Redskins, Maryland's highest court ruled on Wednesday. The court rejected the idea that football injuries should not be considered accidental because of the rough nature of the sport.

Maryland's highest court rejected an appeal Friday by state Democrats who were hoping to block a referendum on the state’s new congressional map.

Pit-bull owners and the landlords who rent to them will not be subject to stricter liability while a Maryland Court of Appeals decision designating the dogs "inherently dangerous" is under appeal, according to an advisory letter from the state attorney general's office.

Leading Maryland lawmakers have formed a task force to study the effect of a recent court ruling that classifies pit bulls as an "inherently dangerous" breed of dog.

The question of whether Maryland will allow same-sex marriages to be performed is still up in the air, but the state can grant same-sex divorces.

The Maryland Court of Appeals on Friday issued an order disbarring former Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson.
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ANNAPOLIS - Gov. Martin O'Malley yesterday took the first step toward lifting Maryland's ban on the death penalty but said he will do so reluctantly.
BALTIMORE (AP) — In a complex case that took nearly five years to conclude, a man who killed an Annapolis businessman during a carjacking was sentenced yesterday to life in federal prison.
ANNAPOLIS (AP) — Local school boards will have to pay more to charter schools in their districts under a ruling by Maryland's highest court.
ANNAPOLIS (AP) — Local school boards will have to pay more to charter schools in their districts under a ruling by Maryland's highest court.
ANNAPOLIS — Police officers can be sued for libel if they make false statements on a warrant, Maryland's highest court ruled.