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Court: Adults who host underage drinking party can be liable

Court: Adults who host underage drinking party can be liable

By:  Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Maryland’s top court has ruled that adults who host underage drinking parties can be held civilly liable for injuries caused by a drunk guest. The Court of Appeals ruled unanimously Tuesday in two lawsuits brought by victims of drunken driving incidents brought against adults who hosted parties that…read more »

Officer charged in prisoner death decides against jury trial

Officer charged in prisoner death decides against jury trial

By:  Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) – There will be no trial by jury for the highest-ranking Baltimore police officer charged in the death of a young black man whose neck was broken inside a police van. Lt. Brian Rice has chosen to be tried instead by a judge, the same one who acquitted two fellow…read more »