Maryland Fourth Amendment Law

<h2> <center> United States of America v. Christopher Lawrence Stouffer </h2> </center>

Baltimore, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual abuse of a child and possession of child pornography.<br> <br> <br> Federal law aggressively criminalizes and punishes the sexual exploitation of children, primarily through laws found in Title 18 of the U.S. Code.<br> <br> The key statute is 18 U.S.C. § 2251, which broadly prohibits the use, enticement, ... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kyrie Rashaud Thompson </h2> </center>

Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping and witness tampering.<br> <br> Kyrie Rashaud Thompson pleaded guilty to kidnapping and attempted witness<br> tampering without a plea agreement. Despite his unconditional plea, Thompson now seeks<br> to challenge the district court’s denial of his earlier motion to suppress, as he claims the<br> d... More...

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<h2> <center> State of Maryland v. John N. Huffington >/h2> </center>

Justice Went to Hell in Frederick Maryland when John Norman Huffington was found guilty of a crime he did not commit and was sentenced to death.<br> <br> In the early morning hours of May 25, 1981 Diane Becker ("Becker") and Joseph Hudson ("Hudson") were brutally murdered in Harford County, Maryland. There is little doubt that the murders were drug-related. On the night in question Deno Constantin... More...

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<h2> <center> Shawn Alan Moody v. Eileen Bridge Moody </h2> </center>

Rockville, Maryland family law lawyers represented the parties in divorce.<br> <br> The parties were married on August 18, 2001. At the time of the trial in 2023, Wife was 55 years old, and Husband was 57 years old.<br> <br> Four children were born as a result of the marriage. At the time of the trial, the oldest child (born in 2003) was a college student. The second child was born in 2005, the t... More...

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<h2> <center> CASA, Inc, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al. </h2> </center>

Greenbelt, Maryland civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff, which sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories claiming that an executive order signed by the President of the United States was an ultra vires act.<br> <br> Judge Deborah L. Boardman ruled in favor of the five pregnant mothers who, along with CASA and the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP), filed a lawsuit to... More...

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<center></center><h1><center> United States of America v. Jorge Echeverri </h1></center></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government property, false statements, passport fraud, social security misuse, and false statement of citizenship. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Maryland Man Indicted for Theft of Government Property and Passport Fraud </h2><... More...

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<h1><center> United States of America v. Julian Everett </h1></center>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Kidnapping Minors, Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New Carrollton Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Kidnapping Minors, Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material</h2></center></b></b> </h2></c... More...

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<h2> <center> State of Maryland v. Lando Neshitt Alston </h2> </center>

Annapolis, Maryland criminal defense attorney represented the Defendant charged with illegal possession of a regulated firearm after being convicted of a disqualifying crime.<br> <br> On January 22, 2022, police officers were called to investigate a shooting outside of 450 Fontana Court, Glen Burnie, Maryland, 21061 ("residence"). After police arrived at the residence, an officer noticed the Appel... More...

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<h2> <center> Terry Proctor, et al. v. Carolyn J. Scruggs, et al. </h2> </center>

Baltimore, Maryland civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> Plaintiffs' allegations arise out of Mr. Proctor's death after he was stabbed by another inmate on December 14, 2020, while he was incarcerated at Dorsey Run Correctional Facility (“Dorsey Run”) in Jessup, Maryland. (ECF No. 1 ¶¶ 19, 24.) Plaintiffs allege that shortly ... More...

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<h2> <center> State of Maryland v. Allen Bernard Branch </h2> </center>

<h2><br> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defenant charged with fourth-degree sex offense.<br> </h2><br> In August 2020, the Defendant was charged in the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore City with one count of fourth-degree sex offense stemming from an incident that occurred on August 7, 2020."<br> <br> Branch v. State, 1775-2023 (Md. App. Nov 15, 2024)... More...

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<h2> <center> United States ex rel. Deborah Sheldon v. Forest Laboratories, LLC </h2> </center>

<h2><br> Balitmore, Maryland qui tam lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> <h2><br> <br> Deborah Sheldon filed the initial Complaint (ECF 1), under seal, on August 11, 2014. See 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(2). The Amended Complaint followed on August 30, 2016, and was also filed under seal. ECF 16.<br> <br> In the 179-page Amended Complaint (ECF 16), Sheldon alleges that between 2005 and 2014,... More...

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<h1><center> United States of America v. Shawn Dennis Stockard </h1></center>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> St. Louis, MO criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Caught with 215 Guns </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Felon Caught with 215 Guns Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Tuesday sentenced a convicted fel... More...

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<h2><center> W.S. v. S.M. </h2></center>

<h2><br> Annapolis, Maryland divorce lawyers represented husband and wife in a marriage dissolution action.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> The parties are the parents to ten-year-old R. and twelve-year-old T. In February of 2018, the court entered an Order that granted the parties joint legal and shared physical custody of the children, set forth an alternating weekly access schedule, and ordered Father'... More...

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<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Maryland v. Joseph Jermaine Pringle

A police officer stopped a car for speeding, searched the car, and seized money from the glove compartment and cocaine from behind the back-seat armrest. The officer arrested the car's three occupants after they denied ownership of the drugs and money. A state court sentenced Pringle, the front-seat passenger, for possessing and intending to distribute cocaine after he signed a written confession.... More...

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<h1><center> United States of America v. Ledra A. Craig, also known as Volley </h1></center>

<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, one count of distribution of fentanyl,.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><b><h3><center><i></b> </h3></center></i><br> <br> <br> Ledra Craig was convicted by a jury of (1) one count of conspiracy to <br> distr... More...

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<h2><center> Charles Chesnut, et al. v. City of Baltimore, et al. </h2></center>

This case arises out of the arrest, prosecution, and conviction of Plaintiffs Alfred <br> Chestnut (“Chestnut”), Andrew Stewart, Jr. (“Stewart”), and Ransom Watkins (“Watkins”) <br> (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) for felony murder of a 14-year-old boy named DeWitt Duckett in <br> 1983. (ECF No. 1.) On November 25, 2019, the Circuit Court for Baltimore ... More...

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<h2> <center> Alfred Chestnut, et al. v. Donald Kincaid, et al. </h2> </center>

Baltimore, Maryland personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.<br> <br> This case arises out of the arrest, prosecution, and conviction of Plaintiffs Alfred <br> Chestnut (“Chestnut”), Andrew Stewart, Jr. (“Stewart”), and Ransom Watkins (“Watkins”) <br> (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) f... More...

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<h2><center> Jose Bonilla Fiallos v. Hamzah Slaughter House, LLC </h2></center>

Baltimore, Maryland employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.<br> <br> <br> This Court found in favor of Plaintiff in this wage and hour case. Section 216(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act expressly provides that “in addition to any judgment awarded to the plaintiff or plaintiffs,” the Court must “allow a reaso... More...

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<h2> <center> State of Maryland v. Sahiou Kargbo </H2> </center>

Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with second-degree murder.<br> <br> Sahiou Kargbo, age 19, shot and killed James Blue, III in 2022.<br> <br> Barely 18 at the time of the shooting, Kargbo opened fire on Blue in the 1400 block of Walker Avenue in Northeast Baltimore around 2:40 p.m. that day. Blue, a 43-year-old Amtrak conductor and father of three, was in h... More...

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<h2> <center> Mario Ernesto Amaya, et al.v. DGS Construction, LLC, et al. </h2> </center>

Greenbelt, Maryland employment law lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on Maryland Wage and Hour Law violation theories.<br> <br> <br> Construction workers brought actions for unpaid wages and overtime wages under the Maryland Wage and Hour Law ("MWHL"), Md. Code Ann., Lab. &Empl. (1991, 2016 Repl. Vol.) ("LE") §§ 3-401 to 3-431, and the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection L... More...

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<h2><center> TERRENCE BELTON v. STATE OF MARYLAND<BR> SHAKIEA WORSLEY v. STATE OF MARYLAND</h2></center>

<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Annapolis, MD - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendants with manslaughter, two handgun offenses and accessory after the fact to the manslaughter charges. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> In the Old English epic of Beowulf, the peace and tranquility of Hrothgar’s Hall was <br> initially shattered by the unexpected ... More...

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<h2><center> Dmintry Nikolenko v. Luiza Nikolenko</h2></center>

<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Houston, TX - Divorce lawyer represented defendant with considering whether a Russian divorce decree has subject-matter jurisdiction. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> The Parties’ Relationship<br> Dmitry Nikolenko (“Dmitry”) and Luiza Nikolenko (“Luiza”) were married <br> on March 15, 2011 in Tashkent,... More...

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<center> <h2> United States of America v. Kevin Allen Lamm, also known as Mike Malone </h2> </center>

<center><h2><font color="red"> St. Louis, MO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with one count of distribution of child pornography, one count of production of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> A Homeland Security Special Agent was investigating Jason Jorgenson and <br> his Facebook account for suspecte... More...

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<center> <h2> BENJAMIN CALEB TROTT v. STATE OF MARYLAND </h2> </center>

<center><h2><font color="red"> ANNAPOLIS, MD - Criminal defense attorney represented Benjamin Caleb Trott with a drunk driving charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> After entering a plea of not guilty, Mr. Trott filed a motion to suppress, arguing that <br> Corporal Michael Cooper lacked a reasonable, articulable suspicion to justify the stop <br> because it was based solely on a dispat... More...

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<center> <h2> LUIS CHRISTIAN RIVERA v. STATE OF MARYLAND</h2> </center>

Elkton, Maryland - Criminal Defense Attorney, manufacture of crack cocaine, possession of crack cocaine, possession of heroin, possession of Suboxone,and possession of paraphernalia <br> <br> A single witness testified at appellant’s bench trial: Maryland State Trooper<br> Michael Dowling. According to Trooper Dowling, he, along with “seven [or] eight”<br> 1 According to the testimony, Subox... More...

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<center> <h2> American Legion, et al. v. American Humanists Association, et al. </h2> </center>

<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/sites/mdd/files/slides/greenbelt-federal-court.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Since 1925, the Bladensburg Peace Cross (Cross) has stood as a tribute to 49 area soldiers who gave their lives in the First World War. Eighty-nine years after the dedi-cation of the Cross, respondents filed this lawsuit, claim-ing that they are offended by the... More...

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<center> <h2> Case De Maryland, et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al. </h2> </center>

<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/sites/mdd/files/slides/greenbelt-federal-court.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> In 2012, the Secretary of Homeland Security established the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) policy. Under this policy, certain noncitizens who came to the United States as children could receive deferred action—a decision forbearing their ... More...

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<center> <h2> United States of America v. Michael Smith, Jr., a/ka/ Mikey, a/k/a Lil Mike, a/k/a Mik </h2> </center>

<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/sites/mdd/files/slides/greenbelt-federal-court.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Defendants Mark Bazemore, Michael Smith, Jr., and Timothy Hurtt participated in the illegal activities of a Baltimore street and prison gang known as the Black Guerrilla Family. Their involvement in the gang’s drug dealing and acts of violence led to their co... More...

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<center> <h2> Mitra Rangarajan v. Johns Hopkins University </h2> </center>

<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/sites/mdd/files/slides/greenbelt-federal-court.jpg"><br> </center><br> Mitra Rangarajan, who claims that she was constructively discharged as a nurse practitioner at the School of Medicine of Johns Hopkins University — whether because of discrimination and retaliation, as she contends, or because of her performance, as Johns Hopkins ... More...

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<center> <h2> Virginia Callahan; T.G. v. Pacific Cycle, Inc. </h2> </center>

<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/sites/mdd/files/slides/greenbelt-federal-court.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Virginia Callahan and her minor granddaughter T.G. (“Appellants”) initiated this<br> action against Pacific Cycle and Toys “R” Us (“Appellees”). Appellants alleged various<br> strict liability, negligence, and breach of warranty claims, all arising ... More...

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<center> <h2> United States of America v. Brandon Bazemore, a/k/a "Man Man" </h2> </center>

<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/sites/mdd/files/slides/greenbelt-federal-court.jpg"><br> </center><br> Baltimore, MD - Baltimore TTG Member Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison On Federal Racketeering And Drug Conspiracy Charges, Including Three Murders, An Attempted Murder, And Drug Distribution<br> <br> U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Brandon Ba... More...

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<Center><h2>UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JUSTIN LARSON</h2> <table> <td> <img width="300" src=" https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit.svg/150px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit.svg.png"> <center </td> </table></center><center><h2><FONT COLOR="black"> </FONT> </h2> <center> <img width="200" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQkGeYA8V-VredO550J-uBY4K8FIAh2bQFXnb3JLDPGiWlV3MKObQ"> <br> <a href="http://www.morelawsuites.com/" target="_new">MoreLaw Suites</a> <P> Legal Suites and Virtual Offices In Downtown Tulsa <br> <font color="red">406 South Boulder and 624 South Denver</font> <br> 918-582-3993 or Info@morelaw.com </h2> </center>

A jury convicted Justin Larson of eight offenses related to his possession with intent to distribute and distribution of controlled substances and controlled substance analogues, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 813, 841, 846 (2012). One of the offenses was the distribution of a controlled substance analogue resulting in death, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 813, 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C). The dist... More...

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<center> <h2> United States of Amrica v. Ancient Coin Collectors Guild <P> <img width="300" src="http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/39fed/02usd/images/i006071b.jpg"> <P> District of Maryland Federal Courthouse - Baltimore, Maryland </h2> </center>

This appeal is pursued by the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild (the “Guild”) from the judgment in the District of Maryland ordering forfeiture to the United States of seven ancient Cypriot coins and eight ancient Chinese coins, which were imported into this country by the Guild. Incorporated within its challenge to the propriety of the district court’s summary judgment decision, the Guild conte... More...

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<center> <h2> Franklin Savage v. State of Maryland <P> <img width="300" src="http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/39fed/02usd/images/i006071b.jpg"> <P> District of Maryland Federal Courthouse - Baltimore, Maryland </h2> </center>

These appeals are part of broader litigation alleging pervasive race discrimination and unlawful retaliation against three African-American police officers who worked for Pocomoke City in Worcester County, Maryland. The issues before us today arise from the interactions of one of those plaintiffs, Franklin Savage, with the State’s Attorney for Worcester County, Beau Oglesby. According to Savage,... More...

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<center> <h2> Rockville Cars, LLC v. City of Rockville, Maryland <P> <img width="300" src="https://www.whistleblower-defense.com/files/2016/05/4th.png"> <P> United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit </h2> </center>

Rockville Cars, LLC and Priority 1 Automotive Group, Inc. (“Rockville Cars”), brought a Section 1983 suit in the District of Maryland against the City of Rockville, Maryland (“the City”) and its Acting Chief of Inspection Services, Robert L. Purkey, Jr. In its action, Rockville Cars alleged a violation of its procedural due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment when the City suspen... More...

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Quality Inns International, Inc. v. McDonald's Corporation

MEYER, District Judge.<br> <br> On September 21, 1987, Quality Inns International, Inc. announced a new chain of economy hotels to be marketed under the name "McSleep Inn." The response of McDonald's Corporation was immediate. It demanded by letter sent three days later that Quality International not use the name "McSleep" because it infringed on McDonald's family of marks that are characterized b... More...

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<center> <h2> United States of America v. Larry Recio <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/sites/mdd/files/slides/greenbelt-federal-court.jpg"> <P> District of Maryland Federal Courthouse - Greenbelt, Maryland </h2> </center>

A jury found Larry Recio guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. At trial, over his objection, the district court admitted into evidence a post assertedly to Recio’s Facebook account that quoted a rap lyric. Recio appeals. He contends that the district court abused its discretion in admitting the Facebook post, and erred in declining to grant a mistrial but instead issuing an Allen c... More...

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<center> <h2> E.W. v. Rosemary Dolgos and WICOMICO County Sheriff's Department <P> <img width="300" src="http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/39fed/02usd/images/i006071b.jpg"> <P> District of Maryland Federal Courthouse - Baltimore, Maryland </h2> </center>

This matter involves a school resource officer’s decision to handcuff a calm, compliant elementary school student for fighting with another student three days prior. The child brought a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for excessive use of force in violation of the Fourth Amendment and several state law claims. On a motion for summary judgment, the district court concluded that the officer’s cond... More...

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<center> <h2> Ronald J. Schilling, Jr. v. Schmidt Baking Company, Inc. <P> <img width="300" src="http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/39fed/02usd/images/i006071b.jpg"> <P> District of Maryland Federal Courthouse - Baltimore, Maryland </h2> </center>

In this appeal, we consider whether the district court erred in dismissing a complaint filed by three individuals against their former employer, Schmidt Baking Company, Inc., under the Fair Labor Standards Act (the FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., the Maryland Wage and Hour Law, Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. Art. § 3-401 et seq., and the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, Md. Code Ann., Lab.... More...

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<center> <h2> Kenneth Lucero v. Wayne A. Early <P> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit.svg/1200px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit.svg.png"> <P> Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals - Richmond, Virginia </h2> </center>

Kenneth Lucero (“Appellant”) was arrested in April 2010 after leafleting outside a<br> Baltimore arena during a performance of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey<br> Circus (“Circus”). Specifically, he was arrested for failing to confine his leafleting to an<br> area designated for protest activities, as set forth in a protocol formulated by Baltimore’s<br> legal department in 200... More...

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