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Jack Gohn: The Torture Report – We need names, consequences
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Ordinarily, when this column turns to things our government has done wrong, out of respect as much as anything else, it lays out the facts in some detail. This...
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Editorial Advisory Board: 20 questions for the next chief judge
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> We think that the selection of the next Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Maryland is very important — so important that we pose the following questions for...
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Edward J. Levin: New law relates to IDOTs, refinancings
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Recent Maryland legislation will change the law affecting indemnity mortgages and indemnity deeds of trust (“IDOTs”) as well as refinancings in this state...
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Barry Rosen: Tax planning for new 3.8 percent Medicare taxes
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Since the passage of federal health care reform in 2010, tax professionals have been focused on the number 3.8 and its potential effect on two Medicare-related...
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Joe Surkiewicz: Veterans conference is an opportunity to serve
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Few issues are more compelling than the struggles disabled military veterans face with homelessness, especially when they are owed disability benefits that could...
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Editorial Advisory Board: Mayor should veto the hiring mandate
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> The Baltimore City Council passed a bill that will require those awarded city contracts exceeding $300,000, or $5 million in subsidies, to hire at least 51...
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Jack Gohn: Two lawyers named Thomas
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> King Henry VIII of England and his intimates have recently been brought to televised life in The Tudors and revivified in Hilary Mantel’s trilogy of historical...
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Editorial Advisory Board: Five well-qualified candidates for high court
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Five attorneys have signified their interest in the Baltimore city seat on the Maryland Court of Appeals occupied for so many years by retiring Chief Judge Robert...
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Joe Surkiewicz: BNI promotes justice in housing (and renting)
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Baltimore Neighborhoods Inc. is unique. And not just because it promotes fair housing opportunities for both renters and home buyers throughout Maryland — and is,...
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Edward J. Levin: Lenders not liable for recordation taxes on IDOTS
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Affirming the holding of the Maryland Tax Court, the Circuit Court for Howard County ruled this month that when the recordation tax becomes due on an indemnity...
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John Bruch: Small firms face big challenges when leaders retire
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Transitioning a small law firm from one leader to the next is a challenging and complex process, encompassing the transfer of clients, negotiating financial terms...
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Donald C. Fry: Maryland’s election process could benefit from more competition
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Private-sector leaders agree that strong business climates thrive on competition — the key element that drives free enterprise....
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Stephen Z. Meehan: Dean’s departure is opportunity for reform at UM law clinic
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> The people of the Eastern Shore sounded a collective sigh of relief on news that Phoebe A. Haddon is stepping down as dean of the University of Maryland Francis...
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Pursuit of Justice: Social sciences are behind the times
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> In my last column, I hope that I left readers to at least agree that Maryland’s criminal justice system needs an unprecedented and thorough review....
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Stephen H. Sachs: On calls for treason, things are seldom what they seem
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Back in the mid-’80s, when I served as Maryland’s attorney general, I attended the annual visit of state attorneys general with the president of the United...
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Jack Gohn: Command influence at the end of a rope
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> On Nov. 22, 1944, the United States Army hanged Privates Arthur Davis and Charles Jordan for the crime of rape. They were likely not guilty. But they were African...
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Joe Surkiewicz: CLC finds new ways to use law to help neighborhoods
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> From helping community organizations for more than 25 years, the Community Law Center has seen its nonprofit clients evolve — just like the neighborhoods they...
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Barry Rosen: FTC attacks, hospitals retreat
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> The Federal Trade Commission has recently launched antitrust challenges to a hospital system’s acquisition of the only other hospital offering meaningful...
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Andrew Baida: A little less anarchy, please
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> A recent drive to work reminded me of a chaotic condition within the Maryland appellate court framework, which I meant to bring to the attention of the Maryland...
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Joe Surkiewicz: How to end homelessness
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Can the national crisis of homelessness be ended? The answer is yes — and the solution may be closer than you think. &via=&related=DolcePixel">
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