Commentary

The Daily Record welcomes letters to the editor and opinion columns on public policy issues that affect Maryland businesses and the legal community. Letters to the editor should be 300 words or less. Columns can be up to 800 words. All are subject to editing for length or clarity. Submissions must include the writer’s name, address and a daytime phone number for confirmation. They can be sent to Editor Thomas Baden Jr. at tbaden@thedailyrecord.com.

Tips on selecting a jury for harassment cases in the #MeToo era

February 1, 2019 Leave a comment

‘The mere act of referencing a jury demand by checking ‘yes’ in the Jury Demand section is not an assertion of a constitutional right but rather simply indicates whether the party has already filed, or intends to file, a jury demand,’ wrote Court of Appeals Judge Clayton Greene Jr. in a ruling Monday affirming lower court decisions that checking a box on the civil Case Information Report does not entitle a party to a jury trial. (ThinkStock)

With the #MeToo movement continuing to dominate headlines, everyone is talking about sexual harassment — around the water cooler, around the family table and online. Media coverage of harassment is ubiquitous and #MeToo posts regularly go viral on social media. ...

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Editorial Advisory Board: Mosby and marijuana possession

January 31, 2019 Leave a comment

Rica Madrid poses rolls a joint in her home on the first day of legal possession of marijuana for recreational purposes, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, in Washington. Mayor Muriel Bowser defied threats from Congress by implementing a voter-approved initiative on Thursday, making the city the only place east of the Mississippi River where people can legally grow and share marijuana in private. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Nolle prosequi is a Latin phrase which means “to no longer prosecute” or “unwilling to pursue.” Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has recently announced the state’s attorney’s office will no longer prosecute individuals arrested for possession of marijuana in ...

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Editorial Advisory Board: Judge abused his discretion on bail

January 28, 2019 Leave a comment

(Photo illustration by Maximilian Franz)

District Court Judge Michael Studdard released Philip West on $100,000 bail. Mr. West was charged with fatally shooting a man in a Fells Point Bar last December 21, 2018. Mr. West surrendered on January 14 and was initially held without ...

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David Plymyer: Time for this case to end

January 25, 2019 Leave a comment

Rabbi Menachem Rivkin and Friends of Lubavitch, Inc. (Lubavitch) have tried to convince Baltimore County officials that the expansion of the Towson Chabad House was nothing more than a “residential addition.” They now want to try to persuade a federal ...

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Making a lasting impact

January 25, 2019 Leave a comment

With many things vexing our nation and world at the start of this year … a federal government with substantial portions of critical agencies in shutdown and no end in sight, a Brexit fiasco about to unfold across “the pond,” ...

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Jennifer Brandt: LWCF is important to Maryland

January 23, 2019 1 Comment

In this Wednesday, July 27, 2016, file photo, Chincoteague Ponies hit the water for the 91st annual Chincoteague Pony Swim across Assateague Channel during the annual swim from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island, Va. The 92 annual Chincoteague pony penning is set for Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Organizers said the wild ponies of Assateague Island will swim across to Chincoteague sometime between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. The event draws thousands of tourists each year and was memorialized in Marguerite Henry's novel "Misty of Chincoteague." (Jay Diem/The Daily Times via AP, File)

One of my first memories of Maryland was playing on the playground at Wheaton Regional Park. This is where I had my first horseback riding experience. It’s where a “middle-school me” spent afternoons ice skating with friends. But it was ...

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Paul Mark Sandler: Using emotion in the courtroom

January 22, 2019 Leave a comment

(Last of three parts) As logic is a powerful instrument of persuasion, so, too, is emotion. Since ancient times, harbored feelings such as passion, anger, pity, sympathy, happiness, and even indifference have played a significant role in decision-making by both ...

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The wild, wild end to 2018

January 21, 2019 Leave a comment

Each quarter, we provide our investment management clients with some type of commentary about a wide range of topics. The last quarter of 2018 was such a wild ride in the stock market that we decided to highlight some of ...

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Editorial Advisory Board: Ranked choice voting a poor idea

January 17, 2019 Leave a comment

Here we go again. The General Assembly has before it a bill that would allow the Baltimore City Council to establish open primary elections or “ranked choice” voting for primary and general elections. The measure is sponsored by Del. Brooke Lierman (D), ...

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Watchful eyes and high-tech crime tools for Baltimore

January 17, 2019 Leave a comment

If you were to travel up North Howard Street in Baltimore you might notice near Lexington Market an office midrise that’s been converted to new luxury apartments. But inside there’s more than apartments and lofts for city dwellers. The basement ...

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