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. We support the bills. ...
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Under Maryland personal injury law, defendants alleged to have negligently caused harm can not only dispute the plaintiff’s claim but can raise affirmative defenses against the plaintiff. In Maryland the defense that gets the most attention is the rule of ...
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A newly released staffing plan from the Baltimore City Police Department recommends closing the Animal Abuse Unit — something we view as a serious mistake in protecting the city from violent criminals! We previously wrote about the well-known nexus between ...
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With 2019 just behind us, we can take a moment to remember the passing of the last Republican elected Baltimore County executive and one of the few individuals to serve on the county school board in both the 20th and ...
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Del. Cheryl Glenn of Baltimore city abruptly resigned from the state legislature on Dec. 18. The reason for her resignation became clear on Dec. 23, when U.S. Attorney Robert Hur announced that Glenn had been charged with honest services wire ...
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Gov. Larry Hogan’s latest proposals for dealing with the high crime rate in Baltimore city demonstrate how completely out of touch he is with reality. The proposals include tougher sentences for violent crimes involving guns, tougher sentences for witness intimidation, ...
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Here we are again. The Maryland legislative auditor wrote on Oct. 31 that the University of Maryland Medical System “delayed and hindered our work by repeatedly failing to make employees available and failing to provide requested information on a timely basis.” This ...
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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 ...
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There has been no lack of outrageous statements passing the lips of politicians this year, but we must say if there was an award given for a statement that takes the cake, it would go to our city’s mayor by ...
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Last year this Editorial Advisory Board commented on the new rules proposed by the Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure for Judicial Discipline (Rules Committee) in Maryland and the subsequent adoption of those rules by the Court of ...
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