Many employers require their employees to agree in advance to arbitrate all workplace disputes as a condition of employment or continued employment. As a result of this practice, serious workplace compliance violations may remain hidden from the public because they are adjudicated in a private arbitration forum selected unilaterally by the employer. In the case .
“Ghost guns” are guns, often handguns that start as an unfinished receiver – the lower part of a handgun. They are usually sold at least 20% unfinished and without a serial number. In their unfinished form they are not considered firearms by the ATF and the buyer does not have to pass a NICS background .
In a case of first impression, Terrence Belton is seeking review by the Court of Appeals of a reported opinion of the Court of Special Appeals that contains commentary many readers would consider to be racist and biased against both Belton and his mother. An amicus brief in support of the certiorari petition, filed by .
Not all states have public defender systems. And not all of those who do, have a statewide public defender system. The Maryland Office of the Public Defender is an independent state agency with 12 district offices representing the various counties and Baltimore city, and with 11 statewide divisions. Its budget in fiscal 2022 totaled $112.2 million. .