Law

Our legal affair show with Baltimore attorneys (and husband and wife), Jim Astrachan and Julie Rubin. Today, a discussion of the challenge to Maryland's handgun permit law, and a look at a court challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act. Also, a look at what employers can and cannot check when conducting background research on potential employees.    

Our legal affairs show with Baltimore attorneys and law professors, and husband and wife, Jim Astrachan and Julie Rubin. This week: Big Tobacco lawyers take on agribusiness and the food industry. Original airdate 08/23/12

Maryland is one of just four states that deny damage awards if you are at all at fault in an accident. We’ll talk to a law professor and a reporter about why Maryland’s highest court may soon change that.

Then, during the Iran hostage crisis, the CIA cooked up a scheme to extract several American diplomats. It’s the subject of the new Ben Affleck movie "Argo." The spy who organized the plot has retired to western Maryland; he’ll tell us how it went down.

And J. Wynn Rousuck reviews the Arena Players' performance of Smokey Joe's Café.

Our legal affairs show, with Baltimore attorneys, and husband and wife, Jim Astrachan and Julie Rubin.

This segment originally aired on August 10, 2009

Our legal affairs show with Baltimore attorneys and law professors, and husband and wife, Jim Astrachan and Julie Rubin. This week: Big Tobacco lawyers take on agribusiness and the food industry.

Our legal affairs show with Baltimore attorneys, and husband and wife, Jim Astrachan and Julie Rubin. Guest host: Melody Simmons

Wells Fargo recently settled claims that it discriminated against African-American and Hispanic borrowers by steering them to subprime loans.

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Watching out for scammers

The practice of solitary confinement in prisons is under increasing criticism. What isolation practices does Maryland use? We talk to Urbanite contributing writer Michael Corbin, and Maryland Correctional Institute for Women assistant warden Kendall Gifford.

McDaniel College president and pop culture analyst Roger Casey on what the fall TV season has to offer.

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