Filed In: Activism, Amy Castillo, Benjamin F. Kramer, Benjamin S. Barnes, Call to action, Corrupt Lawyers, Corrupt politicians, Curtis S. Anderson, Democrats, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Don H. Dwyer Jr, Fathers who murder their children, Frank M. Conaway Jr, Gerron S. Levi, Getting screwed by the politicians, Husbands who murder wives, Intimate Partner Assault, J.B. Jennings, Jeffrey D. Waldstreicher, Jill P. Carter, Joseph F. Vallario Jr, Kathleen M. Dumais, Kevin Kelly, Kriselds Valderrama, Luiz R.S. Simmons, Maryland, Maryland HB 700, Michael D. Smigiel Sr, Murdered Children, Murdered Mothers, Republicans, Samuel I. Rosenberg, Susan C. Lee, Susan K. McComas, Todd L. Schuler, Tony McConkey, Victor R. Ramirez, Violence against women, William J. Frank
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 [...]
Filed In: Amy Castillo, Bad Lawyers, Benjamin F. Kramer, Benjamin S. Barnes, Corrupt Lawyers, Corrupt bastards, Corrupt politicians, Curtis S. Anderson, Democrats, Domestic Violence, Don H. Dwyer Jr, Fathers who murder their children, Frank M. Conaway Jr, Gerron S. Levi, Getting screwed by the politicians, HB 700, Husbands who murder wives, J.B. Jennings, Jill P. Carter, Joseph F. Vallario Jr, Kathleen M. Dumais, Kevin Kelly, Kriselda Valerrama, Legal abuse, Luiz R.S. Simmons, Mark Castillo, Maryland, Maryland HB 700, Michael D. Smigiel Sr, Murder, Murdered Children, Republicans, Samuel I. Rosenberg, Sue Hecht, Susan C. Lee, Susan K. McComas, Todd L. Schuler, Tony McConkey, Victor R. Ramirez, William J. Frank
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, [...]
