From the First Amendment to first downs, a retired judge and several lawyers are tackling high school football.

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Constitutional Law, Freedom of speech: Statutory ban on falsely assuming or pretending to be a law enforcement officer was not unconstitutionally overbroad and did not violate defendant’s First Amendment right to freedom of speech because defendant failed to show realistic ...

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Like the mills of the gods, the wheels of justice at Maryland’s highest court grind “exceeding slow.” In many instances, too slow for justice. Legal Affairs Writer Steve Lash of this paper reported last week that the average period of ...

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The Maryland Court of Appeals’ slow pace in issuing opinions shows a disregard bordering on disdain for those who have a right to expect better. The 178-day interval between hearing a case and issuing its opinion — a 15-year high ...

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Kevin C. Alston has been waiting longer than his five-year prison term for a decision from Maryland’s top court on whether his sentence for gun possession by a felon was illegal because it denied him the possibility of parole. Pluto ...

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