Sometimes, one of the most onerous penalties involved with getting a DUI is the loss of driving privileges. The Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) can suspend a person's driver's license for 45 days for a first DUI offense. That increases to 90 days for a second...
Could Brett Kavanaugh face criminal charges in Maryland?
The confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh hit a major snag recently when allegations of attempted rape were made public. The woman making the accusation says that over 30 years ago at a party in Chevy Chase, when both were in high school,...
Study looks at alcohol-related fatal crashes around colleges
Alcohol is part of many young people's college experience. It's been estimated that over 60 percent of students in American colleges and universities drink, even though most of them haven't yet reached the legal drinking age.Unfortunately, for too many college...
What is the horizontal gaze nystagmus test?
If you were pulled over for suspected drunk driving and officers administered the standard roadside field sobriety tests, one of them was the horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN) test. This may have just seemed like an officer was shining a light in your eyes and asking...
Report: Government eyeing changes involving campus sex offenses
Not long after Betsy DeVos became Secretary of Education, she implemented changes in the way sexual misconduct, harassment and assault allegations are handled by colleges and universities.Critics have lamented her relaxation of changes made by the Department of...
DUIs can impact your child’s future at college and beyond
For many college students, drinking is part of the college experience. As parents, you hope that your kids don't overdo it. However, if they have even a few drinks on an empty stomach and get behind the wheel, they can find themselves under arrest for DUI. If they're...
Sexual assault on airplanes carries federal penalties
Sexual assault on a commercial airplane is a federal crime that can carry a two-year prison sentence. It's becoming more common -- or at least more commonly reported. In the past four years, there's been a 30 percent increase in the number of cases of sexual assault...
How cold weather impacts ignition interlock devices
If you're one of the many Marylanders who's going to be driving this winter with an ignition interlock device (IID) installed in your car as the result of a DUI or DWI conviction, it's important to know how the cold weather can impact these devices. Two elements of...