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Maryland Supreme Court

Former state Sen. Jill Carter, who represents John Dove Jr., speaks outside the Maryland Supreme Court building after oral arguments on March 30, 2026. (Ian Round/The Daily Record)
Mar 30, 2026

MD Supreme Court orders evidentiary hearing in Anne Arundel candidate residency case

The Maryland Supreme Court on Monday ordered an evidentiary hearing to assess whether a candidate for the House of Delegates actually lives in the district he aims to represent.

Supreme Court of Maryland
Mar 26, 2026

Maryland Supreme Court: Disbarment, collateral order doctrine

Disbarment — collateral order doctrine

The Maryland Supreme Court (formerly the Court of Appeals) building is shown in Annapolis in 2004. (The Daily Record/File Photo)
Mar 25, 2026

Anne Arundel state’s attorney can’t try murder case herself, MD Supreme Court rules

Anne Arundel County’s top prosecutor can’t take the lead in a high-profile murder case, the Maryland Supreme Court ruled last week.

A man pumps gas at an Exxon station as the price of oil and gas has surged amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Washington on March 5, 2026. (REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo)
Mar 24, 2026

MD Supreme Court blocks climate lawsuits against Big Oil

The Maryland Supreme Court blocked three local governments’ climate lawsuits against more than two dozen international oil and gas companies.

close-up photo of Oxycodone pills by Merrily Cassidy/Cape Cod Times via USA TODAY Network)
Mar 24, 2026

Legal opioid distribution isn’t public nuisance, MD Supreme Court rules

The Maryland Supreme Court ruled that the lawful distribution of opioids does not count as a public nuisance.

Supreme Court of Maryland
Mar 12, 2026

Maryland Supreme Court: Cannabis odor

Cannabis odor

Police lights (USA Today Network)
Mar 4, 2026

Ban on police searches based on cannabis smell is not retroactive, MD Supreme Court rules

A Maryland law banning police searches based on the smell of cannabis does not apply retroactively, the Maryland Supreme Court ruled.

Supreme Court of Maryland
Feb 5, 2026

Supreme Court of Maryland: Disbarment, DNA testing, reasonable suspicion

Disbarment — DNA testing — reasonable suspicion

The Baltimore County Circuit Court building is seen in Towson. (File photo)
Jan 29, 2026

Baltimore County divorce lawyer disbarred

A Maryland divorce lawyer was disbarred for her failure to competently represent a client and her lack of cooperation with an investigation.

Using a phone in a car texting while driving concept for danger of text message and being distracted. (Depositphotos)
Jan 28, 2026

Touching a phone is not enough for a texting-while-driving stop, MD Supreme Court rules

Police officers can’t pull drivers over for texting while driving merely because they saw the driver touch their phone, the Maryland Supreme Court ruled.

A cable, strung between bollards, separates Baltimore's Inner Harbor Promenade from a vehicular access road. (Photo included in court documents)
Jan 15, 2026

‘Design decision’ immunizes Baltimore City from bike injury lawsuit, MD Supreme Court rules

Baltimore City is immune from a negligence lawsuit brought by a man who was injured while riding his bike, the Maryland Supreme Court ruled.

Gavel with money
Jan 12, 2026

Disbarred attorney pleads guilty to fraud schemes worth $4.2 million

A disbarred Rockville attorney pleaded guilty Jan. 9 to theft and fraud schemes worth more than $4.2 million.

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