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Theoretically, the Senate could hold the individuals in civil contempt, but that power has never been used, according to Charles Tiefer, a University of Baltimore School of Law professor and former counsel to the House. And using a power called inherent contempt, the House or the Senate could hold individuals in the congressional jail, though that hasn't happened since 1935, he says. (Law.com)
Victim has last word: 'He's a menace' Jun 14, 2007
Bourne, who teaches at the University of Baltimore School of Law, said he is selling the house he has lived in for 12 years. "I've never been afraid to come home at night," said Bourne, who uses a cane. (Baltimore Messenger, MD)
Democrats subpoena Miers in attorneys probe Jun 14, 2007
" White House spokesman Tony Fratto said that Congress should accept the administration's offer to let Rove and other officials be interviewed privately and not under oath. "The committees can easily obtain the facts they want without this confrontational approach," Fratto said. Nine federal prosecutors were removed last year -- seven on one day -- sparking a furor in Congress over shifting explanations for the dismissals by Gonzales and other Justice officials. Three of the prosecutors have... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Former Bush aides subpoenaed Jun 14, 2007
Such precedents suggest that Bush White House officials "would have to give in if Congress certified them in contempt," said Charles Tiefer, a former House deputy general counsel who is a professor at the University of Baltimore law school. The decision to issue the subpoenas came two days after Republicans blocked an effort by Democrats to hold a no-confidence vote on Atty. (Los Angeles Times)
Grocer merger raises unique legal questions Jun 12, 2007
Its a market definition question, said Bob Lande, a law professor at the University of Baltimore and head of the American Antitrust Institute, which generally favors strong antitrust protections. Is there such a thing as a high-end food retailing market. (MSNBC -- Business)
Colleges pressed on loan ethics Jun 12, 2007
At a closed-door meeting at the University of Baltimore, Gansler also told the several dozen assembled college officials - among them several presidents - that his office would be requesting documents detailing their historical relationships with student-loan providers ... The presidents of Goucher College, the Maryland Institute College of Art and the University of Baltimore also indicated yesterday that they expected to sign onto the code. (SunSpot.net)
County's new police chief rose through the ranks Jun 7, 2007
He later earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Baltimore. After nine years, he was promoted to lieutenant; within two more years, to captain. (Towson Times, MD)
Goodwill offers jobs, is hunting property Jun 4, 2007
The neighborhood's violent crime rate was more than 40 percent higher than the city's in 2005 - the most recent figures from the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance at the University of Baltimore. The juvenile arrest rate for drug-related offenses was much higher, too. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
Campus atmosphere a major attraction for new UMBC chief Jun 1, 2007
A graduate of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Williams holds a master's degree in management from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice from the University of Baltimore. He has served as a faculty member in the University of Baltimore forensic science program and the Towson University police administration program. (Catonsville Times, MD)
Limit on pay-bias lawsuits upheld May 30, 2007
Michael Hayes, an associate professor who specializes in labor and employment issues at the University of Baltimore School of Law, noted that in many states, such as Maryland, that have anti-discrimination agencies, employees have 300 days in which to file discrimination claims. Jump to page: 1. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
John Dean looks at May 24, 2007
This longstanding tradition was described by former Solicitor and Deputy General Counsel of the House form 1984 to 1995, Charles Tiefer, -- now a University of Baltimore law professor -- when he Professor Tiefer explained a number of investigations undertaken by the Justice Department of members of Congress (he mentioned a half dozen members, as well as the ABSCAM sting by the FBI). However, he also noted the Gonzales raid "had all the elements of unconstitutional executive intimidation. It... (Harper's Magazine)
At The Schools May 24, 2007
He went on to City College High School, then the University of Baltimore, where he earned a bachelor's degree in accounting, and Loyola College, where he earned a Master of Business Administration. He did pretty well for himself in life. (Baltimore Messenger, MD)
Ruling alters idea of mother May 17, 2007
"The change is that Maryland's paternity statute - which was written to define paternity - can now be used by women in the same way to challenge maternity. That really is the main and, as I see it, significant change," said University of Baltimore law professor Barbara A. Babb, who directs the law school's Center for Families, Children and the Courts. A California court did apply paternity laws' reasoning to a woman in a surrogacy case more than a decade ago, though in a different context, Babb... (SunSpot.net)
Rethinking school lunch May 11, 2007
Amy Dillard is an assistant professor of law at the University of Baltimore at work on an article about USDA commodities dumping. Lisa Holmes is co-author with Chef Ann Cooper of "Lunch Lessons" (Collins, 2006), a recent winner of an ICPA Cookbook Award. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Condo vote raises tensions May 8, 2007
But Kenneth Lasson, a University of Baltimore law professor who was consulted on the bill, said the issue will boil down to "whether this is reasonable.". "If this legislation is passed, let the courts decide whether it's reasonable or not to put in an elevator that doesn't cost more," he said. (SunSpot.net)
McCormick sues over similar grinder May 2, 2007
Max S. Oppenheimer, a law professor at the University of Baltimore, said McCormick would need to show that the design of the rival product mimicked its own. "Trademark law is designed to protect consumers," Oppenheimer said. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
Bullet from 1991 adds to death toll for 2007 Apr 29, 2007
Baltimore's 80th homicide victim this year succumbed to old wounds By Annie Linskey sun reporter Originally published April 29, 2007 A gunman grabbed Joseph Ensey as he was going to a friend's apartment in Northeast Baltimore and put a gun to his head. "Give me all the money you have or I'll blow your head off," Ensey quoted the robber as saying. (SunSpot.net)
Legislative tactic to get answers: Pressure, lots of it Apr 26, 2007
"The history has been of a congressional investigation overcoming presidential resistance by building up pressure," said Charles Tiefer, a professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law. White House spokesman Tony Fratto said the Democrats can have testimony from Rove and former White House counsel Harriet Miers any time they want as long as they stick to rules set by President Bush's counsel, Fred Fielding. (USA Today)
Arts grants to encourage dialogue on race relations Apr 25, 2007
Leading today's meeting is council Vice Chairman Lenneal J. Henderson, a professor of government at the University of Baltimore, who said yesterday that Maryland remains residentially segregated on a larger scale than it was 40 years ago. How to embed King's ethics and principles - "nonviolence and peace in this era of globalization and terrorism" - is at the heart of the initiative, Henderson said. (SunSpot.net)
Police arrest two teens in child's burning Apr 18, 2007 Refocusing on oversight Apr 14, 2007 Business Calendar Apr 14, 2007 Congress girds up for return to oversight Apr 9, 2007 Towson MBA program still drawing students Apr 5, 2007 Students work hard at play Apr 4, 2007 Serial entrepreneurs Apr 2, 2007 Bill reviews college programs Mar 30, 2007 'Mo' Wyatt's power is wielded quietly Mar 24, 2007 House panel OKs subpoenas in firings Mar 23, 2007 Legal experts see compromise Mar 22, 2007 Subpoenas could mean a showdown Mar 22, 2007 When Congress Makes You Swear: Mar 22, 2007 Historical society names new director Mar 19, 2007 Feds looking hard at CME deal Mar 12, 2007 COLLEGE BASEBALL: Oppenheim returns to restart dormant Lions program Mar 9, 2007 Md. Cases Reviewed After Suicide Mar 9, 2007 Schools do more to help prevent obesity among children Mar 5, 2007 Ground rent bills assailed Mar 5, 2007 Microsoft fined $4M each day? Mar 2, 2007 Ground rent curb urged Feb 23, 2007 Carbon monoxide victims recovering Feb 21, 2007 State weighs issue of faith Feb 19, 2007 Tracking down truants Feb 18, 2007 Winds of faithImani quintet links to a musical heritage more than classic Feb 16, 2007 UB's next law school dean to burnish school's image Feb 15, 2007 • Bill mandates more gym classes Feb 7, 2007 County students eating healthier, study says Feb 7, 2007 A different kind of cramming Feb 3, 2007 Six states get an 'A' for work against kids' obesity Jan 31, 2007 Giving the chess team a fair chance Jan 30, 2007 Downtown jobs, housing boom Jan 30, 2007 Law & Order Courtroom rivals forge ... Jan 29, 2007 One School's Fight Against Obesity Jan 28, 2007 Economist predicts growth locally Jan 25, 2007 2006 Hurricane Season Was Near Normal Jan 20, 2007 Study links high SAT scores to degrees Jan 14, 2007 Politics: Cunningham on way to Arizona work camp Jan 7, 2007 A World Away Jan 5, 2007
"That's very different than 'Oh, cool, why don't we put it on the sliding board?'" said Byron L. Warnken, a University of Baltimore law professor. "If you had facts like that, you might have a charge more egregious than reckless endangerment.". (SunSpot.net)
Student loans a touchy business Apr 16, 2007
At the University of Baltimore, preferred lenders pay for production of a folder given to financial aid applicants. "It is a significant savings, and it allows students to have something they wouldn't have otherwise," said Chris Hart, a university spokesman. (SunSpot.net)
Through its neglect, Congress has even forgotten how to keep an eye on the government, Charles Tiefer, a law professor at the University of Baltimore, told the Monitor. "A whole culture of effective oversight, which the Congress carried out in the 1970s up through the early 1990s" has been lost, said Tiefer. (Herald-Tribune)
Looking aheadApril 262007 Distinguished Entrepreneur Awards // dinner and reception presented by University of Baltimore, 5:30 p.m., , 110 W. Mount Royal Ave. Cost is $100 per person. For ticket reservations or program information, call Ewan Simpson at 410-837-4973. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
"There's a whole culture of effective oversight, which the Congress carried out in the 1970s up through the early 1990s, that has been very much lost, and there's a lot of effort now going on to rebuild oversight skills," says Charles Tiefer, a professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law and a former deputy House counsel. On Wednesday, a Senate Judiciary subcommittee is set to convene a hearing on what it calls the "improper use of National Security Letters by the FBI." The full... (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Prospective students don't seem deterred by the controversy surrounding the joint masters in business administration program at Towson University and the University of Baltimore. Last fall, the first semester the program was offered, 158 new students enrolled -- up from 90 who enrolled in University of Baltimore's program the previous fall ... Towson University and the University of Baltimore, meanwhile, are hoping to recruit graduates from their own campuses, as well as alumni interested in... (Towson Times, MD)
Sponsored by CCBC, the University of Baltimore and the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation, in Baltimore, Game Day aims to stimulate interest in computer gaming as a career, said Doug McNamara, assistant professor at CCBC and the event's organizer ... For example, three December graduates (who finished their degrees through a partnership with the University of Baltimore) found work with local game companies, he said. (Towson Jeffersonian, MD)
He went on to start a consulting company and later became executive director of the University of Baltimore's entrepreneurship program - an effort he still heads ... Antennas are out'"I think their antennas are out a little bit more," said Ven Sriram, a professor of marketing at the University of Baltimore who is working on a study about urban entrepreneurship in the United States and in emerging markets. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
Mrs. Conway, Baltimore Democrat, is sponsoring a bill that would require a review of the Maryland Higher Education Commission's 2005 decision allowing a joint master's in business administration program at Towson University and the University of Baltimore over the objections of nearby Morgan State University, a traditionally black college. Mrs. Conway's bill would force the commission to review whether unnecessary duplication existed, if a historically black college asked for a review. (Washington Times, DC)
Wyatt was still in his 20s at the time, barely out of the University of Baltimore Law School, but he had a political pedigree. His father, Joseph M. Wyatt, was Maryland's youngest state senator when he was first elected in 1934 at age 28. (SunSpot.net)
" If the White House refuses to comply, the judiciary committees would meet in the coming weeks to decide whether to issue contempt-of-Congress citations. If they do, the full Senate and House would have to follow suit. That would set in motion the extraordinary spectacle of Congress enlisting the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia to empanel a grand jury to seek the indictment of administration officials over their refusal to testify on the firing of his colleagues. "A U.S. attorney... (San Francisco Chronicle)
"Executive privilege in the modern form, from Watergate to the present, has been the history of presidents claiming it and then being forced to give in and let the Congress get the evidence it needs," said Charles Tiefer, a University of Baltimore law professor who was a deputy chief counsel for the Iran-contra committee in the 1980s. Jump to page: 1. (FOX59, IN)
"A U.S. attorney would feel a great deal of pressure to say, 'The law is the law, and I will follow the law,'"said Charles Tiefer, a former House counsel, now at the University of Baltimore Law School. "But in this case, the U.S. attorney also would be expected to follow the instructions of his president.". (Newsday -- Nation)
Explainer thanks Charles Tiefer of the University of Baltimore. Related in SlateDaniel Engber explained what happens if you before Congress. (Slate)
A native of Indiana who spent his formative years in Maryland, Rogers attended the University of Baltimore, where he received a bachelor of art degree in business administration in 1992. He lives with his wife and three children in Lutherville. (SunSpot.net)
"Unless there's a smoking gun, they are not going to challenge anything," says Bob Lande, an antitrust law professor at the University of Baltimore. Mr. Lande notes that, from 2002 to 2005, the Department of Justice placed conditions on or challenged outright just 46% of mergers it investigated for more than 30 days. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Over a 38-year head coaching career that included stints at the Community College of Baltimore (1968-77 and 83-86) and the University of Baltimore ( 78-81), Oppenheim has a record of 635-394. 617). (Dundalk Eagle, MD)
In fact, state police said that as far as they can determine, he only attended the University of Baltimore for a year and never obtained a degree. Col. Thomas Hutchins, who heads the state police, said he will ask the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to review the violent crime cases examined by Kopera, who joined the state police in 1991 after working for 21 years in the Baltimore Police Department's crime laboratory. (The Daily Reflector)
As of last August, the University of Baltimore Obesity Initiative reported 32 states had enacted or proposed legislation regulating vending machines at schools, such as prohibiting certain types of high-fat and high-sugar foods from being sold. At the same time, 37 states have enacted or proposed laws controlling the types of foods and beverages offered during school hours. (SpiritIndia)
Byron L. Warnken, a professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law, testified before the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee last week that eliminating the right to seize a house for nonpayment of ground rent would effectively wipe out the ground rent owner's ownership rights ... " James J. Kelly Jr., an assistant professor of law at the University of Baltimore School of Law, declined to weigh in on the constitutionality debate but said the state could help homeowners keep their homes... (Sunspot.net -- Business)
"It's just not that much for a company that size," said Bob Lande, a University of Baltimore law professor and a director of the American Antitrust Institute, which sought Microsoft's breakup during the company's U.S. antitrust trial. "They're going to have to get even more serious about their fines if they want to get Microsoft's attention.". (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Ground rent owners and Byron L. Warnken, a University of Baltimore law professor, said legislators may be overstepping. Some critics said the plans would diminish the value of their ground rent holdings. (SunSpot.net)
Nancy Martin and Robert Redcay were released from the hospital Monday, while their son, Daniel ay Brown, remains in the University of Baltimore Shock Trauma Center. Brown was listed in critical condition Monday. (Waynesboro Record Herald, PA)
Rosenberg first sponsored bills to address this issue in the late 1990s, but a September protest in front of the University of Baltimore School of Law to resolve the plight of a Park Heights woman renewed interest in a legislative solution. If passed, the measure - up for hearings this week in House and Senate committees in Annapolis - would require those filing for divorce or not contesting one to also file an affidavit stating that they had removed all religious barriers to remarriage within... (SunSpot.net)
Two Baltimore initiatives, the truancy center and a truancy court run by the University of Baltimore, focus on the problems leading to chronic absenteeism. With a staff of 18, the center operates out of a former day care and administrative building for Sojourner-Douglass College in East Baltimore. (SunSpot.net)
When the group returns to our area for an April 14 concert at the University of Baltimore, it will perform a jazzier program with pieces by Mongo Santamaria and Wayne Shorter. Valerie Coleman says that varying the concert programs "makes things interesting for us. I don't like to play the same pieces over and over again. This keeps things fresh.". (Columbia Flier, MD)
The next dean of the University of Baltimore law school will be Phillip J. Closius, a former law dean at the University of Toledo, officials said yesterday ... "The University of Baltimore is doing a lot of great stuff, and we need to get the message out.". (Sunspot.net -- Business)
That declining rate helped North Dakota earn a "C" in a recent University of Baltimore study on each state's efforts to combat childhood obesity. Eighteen other states received a "C," while just three - New York, California, and Tennessee-got an "A.". (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Maury County students are eating healthier food because of legislation passed by Tennessee lawmakers last year, according to the University of Baltimore Obesity Initiative ... The University of Baltimore Obesity Initiative graded states based on eight pieces of legislation that researchers deemed necessary to combat the epidemic. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
West Virginias annual score in combating obesity has risen from a grade of F in 2004 to a B in 2006, according to a report issued by the University of Baltimores Obesity Initiative ... We dont know which of these policies, if any, are actually going to have any long-term effect, said Kenneth Stanton, a professor at the University of Baltimore and one of the researchers who designed the report card. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
University of Baltimore researchers rate states' anti-obesity efforts Six states get grade of A for overall efforts to fight obesity Three states get A's for focus on childhood obesity ... Each year, the University of Baltimore Obesity Initiative grades states on their efforts to pass obesity-reducing legislation ... Kenneth Stanton, assistant professor of finance at the Merrick School of Business at the University of Baltimore and chair of the Obesity Initiative, thinks there are parallels... (CNN)
It is unfortunate that big schools like the University and Harvard choose not to fund their chess teams, while school such as University of Baltimore, Maryland and University of Texas, Dallas not only fund their teams, but offer chess scholarships to strong players. With the money to field a team the University could have produced a very strong finish. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
"The new residents are fairly different than what the Census shows for Baltimore City, but the downtown area is much different from other areas of Baltimore City," said Matthew Kachura, a research analyst for the Jacob France Institute at the University of Baltimore, which surveyed 470 new downtown residents. But keeping those new residents downtown could be a challenge, the report suggests. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
A graduate of the University of Baltimore, Puhala spent 12 years in the public defender's office representing clients in Frederick and Washington counties. English, a graduate of the College of William and Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Va. (Frederick News-Post)
(CBS) In its third report card on state efforts to control their children's weight, the University of Baltimore gave six states an "A.". New Jersey, which CBS News visited three years ago, managed a "B." This week CBS Evening News Saturday anchor Thalia Assuras returned to take a look at one school's progress. (CBS News)
Sweet, a graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, has a master s degree and a doctorate in economic history from the Catholic University of America, an MBA from Loyola College and a law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law. Local News. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
African dust was found to "contaminate" several fledgling storm systems emerging off western Africa, according to Jeffrey Halverson, research meteorologist at the University of Baltimore County, Baltimore. Halverson participated in the NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses (NAMMA) hurricane research mission in the Cape Verde Islands off Africa's west coast this past summer. (Science Daily)
The University of Baltimore, Bowie State University and Frostburg State University have said they also are considering test-optional policies. Salisbury officials agreed the SAT was a good predictor of college success but said more could be learned from high school grades and the rigor of a high school curriculum, according to the Baltimore Sun. (Washington Times, DC)
He will be in with other kinds of white-collar criminals, said Ross, who co-authored Behind Bars: Surviving Prison and teaches at the University of Baltimore. It's a different class of criminal who is sentenced there, he said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
She launches herself at men twice her size, hacking away at them, hacking away at stress built up from the past two weeks working at Pizza Hut and studying at the University of Baltimore. Unlike its board-game-based counterparts, fighting in Darkon is quite a workout. (Howard County Times, MD)
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