Archive for the "Susan K. McComas" Category

09.Mar.2010 Maryland H.B. 700 is Killed in Judiciary Committee: Remember Them in November

From The Washington Post: AS EXPECTED, the Maryland House Judiciary Committee wrongly killed a bill on Thursday that would have made it easier for victims of domestic violence to obtain protective orders. H.B. 700 would have brought Maryland into conformance with the practices of every other state in the country. As an election-year service to [...]

04.Mar.2010 Attention Maryland Legislature: Someone Needs to Get Laid

Hey, Luiz Simmons, John Edwards called….he wants his hair back! The dialog is continuing on the shameful treatment of Amy Castillo during testimony with the Maryland House Judiciary Committee, in particular by batterer-lover Delegate Luiz Simmons.  Maybe it has been a while since Delegate Simmons has been laid, because he seems pretty preoccupied by it. [...]

01.Mar.2010 Attention Maryland: You Have Some Pigs Loose in the Legislature

A bill is in the Maryland Legislature now, HB 700 (Del Hecht, et al.), which seeks to alter the standard of proof for issuing a final protective order from clear and convincing evidence to a preponderance of the evidence.  If a judge finds from the preponderance of the evidence that the alleged abuse has occurred, [...]

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