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Experts unveil index to check nations' rule of law
Legal experts from 95 countries have devised a way of measuring how well leaders, officials and judges are meeting the basic principles of law and human rights.
Curfew would offer no solution for Annapolis crime-fighting
With a violent crime rate approaching major-city proportions, Annapolis floated the idea of a youth curfew this week. It's an extreme measure proposed at a time of extreme concern in the state capital.
Analysis: Law schools growing, but jobs aren't
To hear many students tell it, law school is a guaranteed ticket to a well-paying career. So a recent milestone must have sounded like good news.
Opposing a fine judicial nominee as too qualified
It is pretty bizarre, not to mention disingenuous, for U.S. senators to oppose a federal judicial nominee because he is too qualified. But that’s exactly what Maryland’s Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin are doing to Maryland U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein, nominated last fall to the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Reactions to the decision on Guantanamo detainees
Reactions to the Supreme Court's decision that detainees at Guantanamo Bay have the constitutional right to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts. |
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