The world has condemned the recent killing of a lion named Cecil that lived in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, and American dentist and trophy hunter Dr. Walter Palmer faces extradition charges for illegal poaching. The Wildlife Conservation Research Unit ...

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Veteran attorney Steve Wise has crisscrossed the State of New York, filing petitions for writs of habeas corpus on behalf of several clients. The petitioners have not committed any crimes and are being held against their will.

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The police-involved deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner have fueled public concern over the conflict of interest that arises when a local prosecutor’s office is called on to present evidence for indictment against police officers the office works with on a regular basis.

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The Court of Appeals of Maryland disbarred James Albert Frost in February. There were good reasons for the court’s action. However, the court’s opinion unwarrantedly chills lawyers’ First Amendment Rights.

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As we have noted in the past, applications to the nation’s law schools are on the wane. Data from the American Bar Association’s Section of Legal Education confirm the trend.

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Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake wants the Civilian Police Review Board to be “more impactful.” That decision is based on the presumption that the Civilian Police Review Board should continue “to be.”

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The Maryland State Bar Association provides a valuable service to its members in establishing listservs that its members may access and participate in. On the listservs, members can exchange information, seek referrals and make information available about services.

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The Maryland Judiciary’s annual pro bono report demonstrates a very high level of pro bono activity by Maryland lawyers. Among full-time lawyers actively practicing in Maryland in 2013, more than 60 percent rendered some type of pro bono service.

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Phoebe Haddon is leaving the Deanship at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law after five successful years. The success of those years can be measured in part by the new name of the school—the Francis King Carey name has been added as a result of a $30 million bequest, at the time the largest gift ever received by an American law school.

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After the election of Gregg Bernstein as State’s Attorney for Baltimore City in 2010, the Greater Baltimore Committee formed an Ad Hoc Committee to study and report on “Best Practices” employed by prosecutors.

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