Friday, December 28, 2012
The director for civil rights was convicted of misdemeanor possession of marijuana in November.
Maryland's Attorney General's Office has confirmed that Carl Snowden resigned as the office's director for civil rights effective Jan. 8. "Because the letter is a personnel matter, we are not disclosing any of the contents of the letter," Deputy Communications Director Alan Brody said. "If he wants to do so, he is free to do so." Snowden, who is also the chairman of Housing Authority for the City of Annapolis (HACA), was convicted of misdemeanor possession of marijuana in November. He was arrested in April with co-defendant Anthony Hill after Baltimore City police officers discovered a cigar containing marijuana in the center cup holder of Snowden's 2010 Honda Pilot. "It has been my privilege and pleasure to serve Marylanders over the last…
Monday, July 9, 2012
Dozens call state attorney general to question price rip-offs following the derecho.
The Office of the Attorney General has received dozens of calls and e-mails about price gouging in the aftermath of the June 29 storm, but so far only four formal complaints have been filed. Most of the incidents reported are about gas stations boosting prices, but some also are about hotel prices post-storm, according to AG spokesman Alan Brody. Brody said as of Friday at noon, only four official complaints were filed by consumers. Those complaints originated with businesses in Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties, Brody noted. Three cases have already been closed. Complaints were filed against the Exxon on Forest Drive in Annapolis, a Shell on Bestgate Road and an Exxon in Upper Marlboro. The final complaint was against a hotel …
Monday, July 2, 2012
Since the office opened Monday morning, spokesman David Paulson says emails have been coming in accusing gas stations and hotels of raising rates due to Friday's storm.
Since Friday's storm swept through Maryland, Patch readers across the state have alerted editors to hotels and gas stations raising prices. Some people are making more formal reports to the attorney general. "We are starting to receive some complaints," said attorney general spokesman David Paulson. "So far it's relatively few complaints—in the single digits, and they are being done by email." He said the number is likely to rise. "We expect that we will get many more," Paulson said. "This is when the complaints start coming into us." He added that while Attorney General Doug Gansler wants to hear these stories, they are essentially for informational purposes only. "Maryland does not have a price gouging statute," Paulson said. "This …
Friday, May 18, 2012
Ruling stems from divorce case filed by a couple married in California in 2008.
UPDATED (5:12 p.m.)—Same-sex marriages legally performed out of state must be recognized by Maryland Courts, according to a decision issued Friday by Maryland’s highest court. “Maryland courts will withhold recognition of a valid foreign marriage only if that marriage is ‘repugnant’ to State public policy,” wrote Court of Appeals Judge Glenn Harrell Jr. in the 7-0 decision. Legal experts and Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler said the decision has both immediate and long-term effects—even as the state moves toward a possible referendum on the recently passed law allowing same-sex marriage in the state. Gansler, who in 2010 issued what he called “a forecast” opinion predicting the court would ultimately recognize out-of-state same-…
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9:04 am on Saturday, December 29, 2012
Wow, I can't believe that a convicted official is really OUT!!! What is that saying about one bad apple in a barrel? more ›