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Anti-Gay Slur Is Not Defamatory, Maryland Supreme Court Rules
By Jeff Gorman A former Maryland meat-company worker was not defamed by his supervisor’s anti-gay comment, the state’s highest court ruled. Charles Royall sued his former employer, C&C Meat Sales, as well as his former supervisors, Allen Dicks and Keith Jewell. Royall alleged that his bosses stated that he was gay throughout his four years
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References to HBO’s ‘The Wire’ Lead to Overturned Drug Conviction
By Jeff Gorman Prosecutors stepped over the line by comparing a New Jersey drug defendant’s case to the HBO series “The Wire,” the state’s highest court ruled. Police launched “Operation That’s All Folks” to combat a wave of gun violence in Millville. Their investigation led to a wiretap on the phone of Gerald W. Butler.