Neighbors launch painful, high-tech attacks on dogs

Advances in technology have created weapons to abuse dogs for doing what comes naturally — barking. Like guns, the devices have legal purposes and are, in most cases, marketed legally, but like guns they aren’t always used in legal or moral ways. More  Read More →

Executions, death sentences decline

WASHINGTON — New death sentences in the United States were at or near a three-decade low this year and the number of people executed will be the lowest since 1994, according to a new report. More  Read More →

Think hard before buying a gun for your home

If you’re a homeowner, should you get a handgun to protect yourself? You may be asking this question in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning the D.C. law restricting handguns has led to an upsurge of interest in guns for protection. The instance of a Baltimore resident defending his house against a burglar also captured a lot... More

Stupid crime and punishment

Shane McQuillan told a Wisconsin police officer he had been drinking and was “just being stupid” in March when he crashed his car into a gate at wastewater treatment plant in Eau Claire. More  Read More →

Lawyer/referee marked down for bad call

Many football fans already knew referee Ed Hochuli before Sunday, when he made headlines for incorrectly whistling dead a fumble by the Denver Broncos’ Jay Cutler that was recovered by the San Diego Chargers in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter. (Cutler’s “pass” was called incomplete by rule; the Broncos scored soon after and pulled... More

Police raid Md. mayor’s home and kill his dogs

Berwyn Heights, Md. Mayor Cheye Calvo got home from work, saw a package addressed to his wife on the front porch and brought it inside, putting it on a table. Suddenly, police with guns drawn kicked in the door and stormed in, shooting to death the couple’s two dogs and seizing the unopened package. In it were 32 pounds of marijuana. But the drugs evidently didn’t belong to the couple. More  Read More →

Multimedia: Hear a reformed gang member’s story

Below, listen to a reformed gang member share how he turned his life around and now works to combat gangs’ influence in his Baltimore neighborhood.  Read More →

Launch Party

The launch party for Exhibit A was held on Wednesday, April 23 at Westminster Hall, site of Edgar Allan Poe’s grave. More than 500 Baltimoreans were invited to get a glimpse of the first issue of Exhibit A - The Law in Plain English.  Read More →