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Maryland jurisdictions may continue having a high school student serve as a voting member on their school boards, the state’s top court unanimously ruled.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Contract; damages: Where a tenant argued the landlord received an improper windfall because it was awarded both late fees and interest for a breach, that argument was rejected. The parties’ lease allowed the landlord to recover both late fees and interest in the event of a breach. ...

Howard High School junior Peter Banyas and Glenelg High School junior Dhruvi Mirani are running for the Howard County student school board member position.

Once again this year, three candidates are vying to hold the position next year: Bunmi Omisore of Arundel High, Fletcher Port of Severna Park High and Natalie Smith of Broadneck High.

Almost 200 current and former student school board members across the country, including 67 from Maryland, weighed in this week on an upcoming Supreme Court case that they say could have dire implications on students’ right to free speech.