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The Maryland State House is shown on the morning of the first day of the 2026 General Assembly, Jan. 14, 2026. (Maximillian Franz/The Daily Record)

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Kids injured by state have until they turn 21 to sue, MD appellate court rules

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"J.J. testified that he could not live with his mother or father in Guatemala and feared gang violence if he had to return to his home country," Judge Gregory Wells wrote in the opinion.

Kids injured by state have until they turn 21 to sue, MD appellate court rules

People injured by the state when they were children have until their 21st birthdays to sue, the Maryland Appellate Court ruled.

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A sign at The Courtland, a 15-unit former Chasen Cos. apartment building in downtown Baltimore, bears the name of the collapsed real estate business.

Chasen bankruptcy: Baltimore developer grilled by lawyers on business associates

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The Maryland State House is shown on the morning of the first day of the 2026 General Assembly, Jan. 14, 2026. (Maximillian Franz/The Daily Record)

10 highest-paid lobbyists of 2026 MD General Assembly session — and who they work for

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Senate President Bill Ferguson, Gov. Wes Moore and House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk sign the fiscal year 2027 budget on April 8, 2026. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)

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A sign at The Courtland, a 15-unit former Chasen Cos. apartment building in downtown Baltimore, bears the name of the collapsed real estate business.

Chasen bankruptcy: Baltimore developer grilled by lawyers on business associates

Former Baltimore real estate mogul Brandon Chasen distanced himself from irregularities that appeared in his business empire’s finances during the lead-up to its collapse.

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The Maryland State House is shown on the morning of the first day of the 2026 General Assembly, Jan. 14, 2026. (Maximillian Franz/The Daily Record)

10 highest-paid lobbyists of 2026 MD General Assembly session — and who they work for

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"J.J. testified that he could not live with his mother or father in Guatemala and feared gang violence if he had to return to his home country," Judge Gregory Wells wrote in the opinion.

Kids injured by state have until they turn 21 to sue, MD appellate court rules

People injured by the state when they were children have until their 21st birthdays to sue, the Maryland Appellate Court ruled.

A sign at The Courtland, a 15-unit former Chasen Cos. apartment building in downtown Baltimore, bears the name of the collapsed real estate business.

Chasen bankruptcy: Baltimore developer grilled by lawyers on business associates

Former Baltimore real estate mogul Brandon Chasen distanced himself from irregularities that appeared in his business empire’s finances during the lead-up to its collapse.

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