On October 5, 2020, the SMART Policing Act was passed during Baltimore County Council’s legislative session. The SMART Policing Act, which stands for Strengthening, Modernization, Accountability, Reform and Transparency, was first introduced by Councilman Todd Crandall and was passed by ...
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As ordered by Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera, the fifth and final phase of reopening the courts to the public will occur on Oct. 5, 2020. Yes, in less than one week, all Maryland courts will be open to the ...
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The vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg six weeks before the presidential election could allow Donald Trump to shape the Supreme Court to his will, or that of his base, for decades. The nomination of a ...
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Most people going about their daily lives in downtown Baltimore have no idea that the entertainment venue now known as Market Place or Power Plant Live Plaza was once a small corner of hell. There, in the 18th and 19th ...
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The Baltimore police commissioner, Michael S. Harrison, said that if George Floyd had been killed by Baltimore police he would not have been able to fire them. Although Baltimore’s citizens have an “expectation that when bad police behavior is brought ...
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On July 8, Gov. Larry Hogan directed the State Board of Elections to open every precinct and early voting center in Maryland for the November General Election. The Governor also directed the state board to send an absentee ballot application ...
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Unless you are a recent law school grad preparing to take (and pass) the examination prerequisites to practice law in Maryland, the information in this editorial likely will be news to you. It was news to many members of this ...
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Gov. Larry Hogan recently responded to President Donald Trump’s threat to send federal law enforcement agents to Baltimore to deal with unrest. Hogan said only peaceful protests are happening in Baltimore and that he, “doesn’t know what they would do ...
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Around the country multiple states, both red and blue, and with Republican and Democratic governors, have had difficulty with reopening during the coronavirus pandemic. Most Marylanders have been taking the suggested steps to reopen our state. Owners of bars and ...
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Asymptomatic “super-spreaders” and inadequate testing to detect them. Airborne viral microbes and antiquated ventilation systems. Jury rooms and trial tables too small to permit social distancing. Conferences up at the bench with lawyers and court personnel huddled together. Crowded public ...
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