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Hogan's Pick of Carter for State Senate May Serve Multiple Agendas
After a 15-month hiatus from the Maryland General Assembly, Jill P. Carter will complete the unfinished state Senate term of Nathaniel T....
State's Top Court Green-Lights Primary Ballot For Now -- With Oaks on It
Rejecting a lower court order, the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled Friday that the state elections board for now can continue its process...
Judge Reverses Course, Orders Oaks Off the Primary Ballot
Reconsidering his earlier decision, an Anne Arundel County Circuit judge Thursday ordered the Maryland State Board of Elections to remove...
Court Hearing Set to Reconsider Oaks' Ballot Status
An Anne Arundel County Circuit judge Tuesday set a hearing this week to reconsider whether to order the Maryland State Board of Elections...
Oaks Cancels Voter Registration Hoping to Have Name Removed From Ballot
Attorneys asked an Anne Arundel County Circuit judge on Monday to reconsider ordering Maryland election officials to remove Nathaniel T....
Judge Refuses to Remove Oaks from Primary Ballot
An Anne Arundel County Circuit judge Friday refused to order the Maryland State Board of Elections to remove the name of disgraced...
Committee Wants Md. Democratic Party to Oust Oaks for 'Malfeasance in Office'
The Baltimore City Democratic State Central Committee is asking the Maryland Democratic Party to oust Nathaniel T. Oaks from his position...
Plaintiffs Want Court to Combine Cases Seeking to Keep Oaks Off Primary Ballot
An attorney representing one of the voters who wants Nathaniel T. Oaks’ name removed from Maryland’s primary election ballot is asking an...
Activists Seek to Remove Oaks' Name From Democratic Primary Ballot
Three registered voters from West Baltimore’s 41st District have filed a lawsuit in Anne Arundel Circuit Court to require the state...
Winners and Losers of the 2018 General Assembly Session
So here we are, with the final legislative session of the four-year term now in the books. Historically, election-year sessions aren’t...
Not Quite Gone and Far From Forgotten, Oaks Hovers Over Races to Replace Him
Onetime legislator Nathaniel T. Oaks, who quit the Maryland Senate nearly two weeks ago, hours before pleading guilty to two felonies in...
For Now, Oaks' Name Remains on Primary Ballot for Senate, Central Committee
The name of former Maryland state Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks will appear twice on the June primary election ballot in Baltimore’s 41st...
Oaks Resigns From State Senate and Will Appear in Court Thursday
State Senator Nathaniel T. Oaks, under indictment on political corruption charges, resigned from the Maryland Senate on Wednesday night,...
Judge Rejects Defense Claim That Oaks Was Wrongly Charged on Six Counts
A federal judge in the political corruption case against state Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks rejected defense motions Tuesday to dismiss six...
Judge in Oaks Case Nixes Defense Request to Subpoena 4 Witnesses for Hearing
A federal judge rejected a motion by defense lawyers for Maryland state Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks to subpoena four witnesses – including two...
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