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5 Aug 2015, 1:01 pm
The world has condemned the recent killing of a lion named Cecil that lived in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, and American dentist and trophy hunter Dr. [read post]
6 Jun 2017, 1:15 pm
CNN fired Kathy Griffin over her recent photo shoot where she held aloft a severed head resembling President Donald Trump. [read post]
23 Aug 2018, 2:57 pm
Whether the Rules Committee adopts the model rule in its entirety or decides to take a more targeted rule like they did in 2005, we believe it is time for the Rules Committee to revisit Maryland’s Rule on misconduct. [read post]
28 Dec 2017, 12:00 pm
A judicial vacancy was created earlier this year when Washington County Circuit Judge Kenneth Long Jr. reached the mandatory retirement age. [read post]
26 Apr 2021, 10:18 am
Many people concerned about gun violence want more restrictions on firearms possession. [read post]
27 Sep 2018, 2:41 pm
Disbarment can be devastating but it should not be a death sentence. [read post]
14 Aug 2018, 3:08 am
In March, the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office launched a new policy requiring city officers to answer a questionnaire regarding past misconduct. [read post]
24 Jan 2017, 2:14 pm
The Maryland General Assembly is planning to consider a provision that, in a copyright infringement case, a demand letter must include a copy of a copyright registration certificate to avoid a presumption of bad faith. [read post]
11 Jun 2015, 6:10 am
We understand that solitary confinement may be the last resort for some prisoners, and we are not saying the all solitary confinement policies should be eliminated. [read post]
19 Oct 2015, 2:36 pm
The Maryland Judicial Council, the policy making body for the Maryland courts under the leadership of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, passed a resolution last month to cut the chains that have shackled juvenile offenders detained in the custody of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Justice who appear in the Maryland court ... [read post]
9 Jul 2020, 5:57 pm
Asymptomatic “super-spreaders” and inadequate testing to detect them. [read post]
15 Feb 2018, 7:41 am
Baltimore struggles with appalling levels of crime and poverty, huge problems requiring multi-pronged solutions, through both civil and criminal law. [read post]
13 Jan 2021, 9:55 am
It is said that actions speak louder than words, but that is not necessarily true. [read post]
20 Jul 2020, 3:34 pm
Around the country multiple states, both red and blue, and with Republican and Democratic governors, have had difficulty with reopening during the coronavirus pandemic. [read post]
30 Sep 2019, 1:13 pm
Most readers of this newspaper are aware of the continuing controversy over the rights of those who allege in lawsuits that they have been wronged by the misconduct of Baltimore city police officers and then attempt to settle those claims while retaining their First Amendment rights to free speech. [read post]
16 Sep 2021, 7:43 pm
In a criminal case, every state in the United States allows the government and defendants to use peremptory strikes to remove undesirable jurors in their attempts to mold a jury of the defendant’s “peers. [read post]
23 Nov 2015, 3:32 pm
The Maryland Code of Judicial Conduct states that a judge shall act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the independence, integrity and impartiality of the Judiciary. [read post]
13 Jun 2015, 3:01 am
It is time for the Maryland Judiciary to change the current bail culture and embrace adoption of a modern risk assessment tool to evaluate a defendant’s risk of failing to appear in court or threatening public safety as a path to reducing or eliminating reliance on cash bail or corporate surety bonds for low-risk criminal defendants. [read post]
25 Jul 2021, 9:48 am
Merriam-Webster defines “accountability” as “the quality or state of being accountable especially: an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions. [read post]
27 Nov 2019, 12:18 pm
On Nov. 19, 2019, the Maryland Court of Appeals voted unanimously to adopt Maryland Rule 4-333, which implements the statute passed by the General Assembly last year allowing prosecutors to move to vacate a conviction in light of newly discovered evidence that makes it likely that the outcome of the trial would have been different. ... [read post]
