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11 Jan 2016, 12:40 pm by Editorial Advisory Board
It is time for the Maryland General Assembly to pass legislation granting parental rights to individuals who are not biological or adoptive parents of children but who are de facto parents. [read post]
31 Oct 2019, 8:28 am by Editorial Advisory Board
The controversial and much-debated issue of gerrymandering has permeated the news in recent months. [read post]
15 Jun 2015, 3:11 pm by Editorial Advisory Board
For 67 years, the Maryland Bar has been graced by the contributions of Mel Sykes, but at a young 91 years of age, he has announced his retirement. [read post]
10 Jul 2019, 3:21 pm by Editorial Advisory Board
Lawyers in the Maryland bar — and probably throughout the country– have regularly and for a long time been calling for law schools to teach their students practical skills important to the practice of law. [read post]
6 Apr 2017, 8:13 am by Editorial Advisory Board
It was in the mind and sinews of the law that you would always find Howard S. [read post]
10 Aug 2014, 12:00 pm by Editorial Advisory Board
As we have noted in the past, applications to the nation’s law schools are on the wane. [read post]
28 Feb 2020, 12:18 pm by Editorial Advisory Board
In its quest to create a world-class school system, the Democratic leadership of the Maryland General Assembly is promoting full funding for the Kirwan Commission’s blueprint for the future of Maryland’s public schools, an ambitious plan that promises cleaning house of old-school and low-performing superintendents, principals and teachers and a new, Norwegian-style education system with ... [read post]
5 Oct 2021, 2:59 pm by Editorial Advisory Board
Earlier this year, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed a sweeping law that would ban almost all future noncompete agreements in the district starting next year. [read post]
6 Jul 2020, 7:19 pm by Editorial Advisory Board
In response to the nationwide protests over the death of an unarmed African-American man, George Floyd, who died in police custody (in Minneapolis by white officers), President Donald Trump about a month ago had declared that the “United States will be designating Antifa as a Terrorist Organization. [read post]
23 Jun 2016, 12:54 pm by Editorial Advisory Board
As the third trial of police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray concluded with Officer Caesar Goodson acquitted on all charges, the relationship between the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City and the officers of the Baltimore Police Department has reached an all-time low. [read post]
20 Jan 2020, 12:59 pm by Editorial Advisory Board
Currently pending before the Maryland General Assembly are two bills to submit a proposed constitutional amendment to the voters to change the process for filling an early-term vacancy in the Maryland Senate or House of Delegates. [read post]
8 Feb 2016, 1:29 pm by Editorial Advisory Board
On the second day of the current legislative session, a bipartisan contingent of the House of Delegates introduced House Bill 69 (the “Personal Property Tax Credit for New or Small Business Act”) for consideration. [read post]
12 Jun 2018, 2:38 pm by Editorial Advisory Board
In our effort to eliminate wrongful discrimination, have we moved to a place where even a recognition of the differences between the sexes is deemed unlawful? [read post]
10 Jun 2015, 7:13 am by Tom Baden
“Finding Justice: A History of Women Lawyers in Maryland Since 1642,” traces that history from the mid-17th century seminal figure of Margaret Brent to today’s almost fully integrated bar. [read post]
22 Jan 2018, 3:29 pm by Editorial Advisory Board
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh fired Police Commissioner Kevin Davis last Friday morning, replacing him with Deputy Commissioner Darryl D. [read post]
17 May 2020, 12:12 pm by Editorial Advisory Board
While we recognize the tremendous challenges facing the Maryland courts during the pandemic and court closure, we raise a troubling issue regarding some district courts that are issuing affidavit judgments during the court closure. [read post]
29 Nov 2016, 2:23 pm by Editorial Advisory Board
Baltimore police Commissioner Kevin Davis says he is fed up with the meager sentences handed down to defendants in Baltimore who are arrested with illegal handguns. [read post]