The 2021 session of the Maryland General Assembly will be filled with competing priorities as the state grapples with the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. One problem the legislature must tackle is the imminent funding cliff for civil legal ...
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The Maryland Rules of Civil Procedure should be amended to provide for reply memoranda in civil motions. Local Rule 105 of the U.S. District Court in Maryland allows the moving party to file a reply memorandum not to exceed 25 ...
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It is said that actions speak louder than words, but that is not necessarily true. Words matter, and the wrong words, uttered by the wrong people, can have dire consequences. Words can result in death and even the overthrow of ...
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This month, Baltimore joined the growing list of cities that has enacted a civil right to counsel. Council Bill 20-0625 was passed unanimously by the Baltimore City Council and signed in law by Mayor Bernard “Jack” Young on Dec. 3. ...
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Wait. Perhaps the Baltimore Brew left something out of its December 14, 2020 article entitled “Larry Jennings to Appeal Dismissal of $25 Million Suit Against Clipper Mill Residents.” There are several rather astonishing claims in the article. Jennings, who owns ...
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On July 19, 2020, a deranged lawyer wearing a delivery uniform appeared at the New Jersey residence of Esther Salas, a United States District Court judge. He killed her 20-year-old son and severely wounded her husband. The judge, however, was ...
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The aerial surveillance aircraft – the spy planes flying over Baltimore — were recently back in the news. Late in October, the Baltimore Police Department announced that the spy plane operations would end on the last day of that month. ...
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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 — like Maryland Rule 1-311 — requires attorneys to sign pleadings. Those signatures certify that the pleading has been filed in good faith, that there are legal grounds and evidentiary support for the pleading, ...
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In today’s world, data reigns supreme. Almost everything involved with communication, transportation and computation is stored in some form or fashion in the digital data netherworld, and as a result it is becoming commonplace for the government and private entities ...
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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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