to compare retail prices charged by different pharmacies in Maryland for commonly used prescription drugs. His office developed educational outreach materials to help seniors make decisions about Medicare Part D, then a complex new federal prescription drug benefit. His office released a report on the growing problem of prescription drug abuse among Maryland teens and adults, and developed a blueprint for a prescription monitoring program to help law enforcement and health professionals reduce drug diversion and abuse and improve pharmaceutical therapy. Crime and gun violence – In a 1990 case, Maryland v. Craig, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with Maryland and upheld a law permitting victims of child abuse to testify via one-way television. The attorney general successfully litigated Maryland v. Wilson (1997), also before the Supreme Court. He argued that police officers, who routinely conduct traffic stops that sometimes turn deadly, may order the passenger out of the car to allow the officer to safely process the traffic stop. Curran led efforts to reduce gun violence. He sought laws and resources to reduce gun crime, including calling for restrictions on handgun ownership and establishing a firearms trafficking unit to prosecute those who unlawfully purchase or attempt to purchase firearms. Slot-machine & casino gambling – Curran consistently opposed efforts to bring slot-machine and casino gambling to the state. His 1995 study, "The House Never Loses and Maryland Cannot Win", concluded that the costs of slot machines far outweigh the benefits. Retirement Citing his age and his long career, Curran decided not to seek re-election in 2006, preventing any conflict of interest that might arise in having O'Malley as governor and his father-in-law as attorney general. Family Curran is the brother of Martin "Mike" Curran and Robert W. Curran who both also served on the Baltimore City Council. Curran is married with four living children, three daughters and one son. His youngest daughter, Katie, was a state district court judge (2001–2021) and the wife of former Governor Martin O'Malley, his middle daughter, Alice, is the chief financial officer at Miami Country Day School, a private school in South Florida, and his son, J. Joseph "Max" Curran, is a partner at the Saul Ewing law firm. His first cousin was Gerald Curran. Awards and honors Curran has received various awards, including: AARP Maryland named its lifetime achievement award after Curran, which is presented to those "who have exhibited a lifetime of exemplary