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Maddi O’Neill covered trial courts and the business of law for The Daily Record from June 2022 through April 2024. She is now a freelance contributor.
She previously covered courts for her hometown paper, the Erie Times-News, in Erie, Pennsylvania. Her stories have won numerous awards in both Pennsylvania and Maryland, including first place in breaking news and investigative reporting. Her writing on the criminal justice system has also appeared in Vox.
Recent Articles from Madeleine O'Neill
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September 1, 2022
Appeals court: EMT not an ‘agent of the state’ when questioning suspect
Maryland's Court of Special Appeals ruled that a suspect's incriminating statement to an emergency medical technician was admissible in court even though the man did not receive a Miranda warning.
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August 31, 2022
Baltimore poised to settle another GTTF evidence-planting lawsuit
Baltimore's Board of Estimates will vote on a six-figure settlement to end a civil rights lawsuit stemming from allegations that members of the corrupt Gun Trace Task Force planted a gun on a man.
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August 30, 2022
Maryland high court declines to strengthen legal standard for harmless error in criminal cases
Maryland's top court reaffirmed the decades-old standard for determining whether a trial court's error during a criminal case was harmless in an opinion issued late last week.
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August 29, 2022
Dog owners challenge Prince George’s pit bull ban in federal court
Several dog owners are challenging Prince George's County's ban on pit bulls in federal court with a proposed class-action lawsuit.
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August 26, 2022
Family plans to sue over death of Baltimore man shot after confronting squeegee workers with bat
The family of a Baltimore man who was fatally shot when he confronted a group of squeegee workers with a baseball bat last month plans to sue over his death.
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August 24, 2022
Feds pledge to use $3.5M in state funding for new violence reduction initiatives
Federal law enforcement officials will use $3.5 million in state money to fund a set of new initiatives aimed at reducing violent crime.
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August 23, 2022
Maryland’s 1st assistant federal public defender elected to national defense lawyers board
Katherine Tang Newberger, the first assistant federal public defender for the District of Maryland, has been elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
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August 22, 2022
California lawyer charged with stealing millions from PG-based foreclosure firm
A California man has been indicted in Maryland on charges that he stole nearly $4 million from a Prince George's County law firm that he controlled and the firm's clients.
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August 18, 2022
Lawsuit claims Hopkins professors’ Baltimore home undervalued because of their race
Two Baltimore professors say in a new lawsuit that their house in the city's historic Homeland neighborhood was undervalued by an appraiser because they are Black.
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August 17, 2022
Judge sets hearing schedule for final weeks before Mosby trial
The federal judge handling Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby's criminal case has scheduled a final set of hearings.
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August 16, 2022
Md. appeals court hands victory to Clipper Mill residents who opposed development
Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals has ruled that a proposed development at Clipper Mill must undergo a review to ensure the preservation of the historic Tractor Building — a decision […]
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August 15, 2022
Md. appeals court disbars Baltimore lawyer for neglecting clients and casework
Maryland’s top court disbarred a Baltimore lawyer who violated a dozen rules of professional conduct by ignoring and neglecting clients, mishandling client money and misrepresenting his actions to multiple courts, […]
