Tag: law

College Park City Council passes tree protection ordinance after intense debate

Residents who violate the ordinance must pay a penalty fee of $1,000 and residents who fail to plant a replacement tree or to pay the original fee will face an additional fee of $1,000

Grace Yarrow
May 11, 2022

Juries are capable of deciding damages. Damages caps undermine their ability.

Money cannot quantify pain and suffering. Damages caps ignore this.

Rebecca Scherr
April 28, 2022

Maryland General Assembly passes juvenile justice reform bills

The bills will work to protect children's human rights.

Hannah Ziegler
April 14, 2022

Oregon passed a law decriminalizing hard drugs. Experts aren’t sure if Maryland will follow.

Alan Lehman, a professor at this university, said if the measure succeeds in Oregon, it could be applied to other states.

Joelle Anselmo
November 24, 2020

Maryland General Assembly passes hate crime bill in honor of Richard Collins

The bill still requires Gov. Larry Hogan's signature.

Matt McDonald
March 17, 2020

Maryland version of College Park’s “unruly social gatherings” ban falters in legislature

The College Park City Council controversially passed a similar ordinance amid criticism in September.

Angela Mecca
February 17, 2020

“Our son’s legacy”: Parents of Richard Collins take to Annapolis to back hate crime bills

The bills would amend Maryland’s hate crime statute to include crimes that are partially hate-based.

Lyna Bentahar
February 12, 2020

A Maryland bill would require colleges to develop plans for making voting accessible

UMD community members are among those lobbying for the legislation.

Luciana Perez-Uribe
February 10, 2020

PG County agencies are now barred from working with ICE

The legislation will go into effect in early February.

Eric Neugeboren
December 30, 2019

Family of Richard Collins planning to push for changes in Maryland’s hate crime law

Jurors convicted a former UMD student of first-degree murder in Collins' death.

Diamondback Staff
December 18, 2019