The House of Delegates passed legislation that would bar police from detaining individuals simply because they smelled of marijuana.

Tagged with: 2023 General Assembly session fourth amendment marijuana marijuana smell police probable cause reasonable suspicion

The House of Delegates gave preliminary approval to legislation that would bar police from detaining individuals simply because they smelled of marijuana.

Tagged with: 2023 Maryland General Assembly fourth amendment marijuana marijuana smell police probable cause reasonable suspicion

The Maryland Supreme Court will consider whether a person’s consent to a warrantless search of their computer’s digital data can be withdrawn after a consented-to copy has been made by law enforcement.

Tagged with: child pornography computer search consent to search fourth amendment

A Black man’s speedy departure upon seeing Baltimore police in a high-crime area may give officers reasonable suspicion of criminal activity to stop him, the Maryland Supreme Court ruled.

Tagged with: fourth amendment Freddie Gray George Floyd Gun trace task force Illinois v. Wardlow police police brutality reasonable suspicion

Law enforcement officers were constitutionally bound to honor a suspected child pornographer’s withdrawal of his consent to their pending warrantless search of his computer even though seven days had passed and they had already copied his hard drive, Maryland’s second-highest ...

Tagged with: computer search consent to search fourth amendment motion to suppress evidence Riley v. California

Maryland’s top court grappled with whether a Black man’s speedy departure upon seeing Baltimore police in a high-crime area gives officers reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.

Tagged with: Baltimore fourth amendment Freddie Gray George Floyd Illniois v. Wardlow police police brutality reasonable suspicion

Search warrants of smartphones may not be so broad as to allow detectives to scour them for information beyond that related to the suspected criminal activity, Maryland’s top court ruled.

Tagged with: fourth amendment reasonable expectation of privacy Riley v. California search warrant smartphone

Maryland’s top court will weigh whether a Black man’s speedy departure upon seeing Baltimore police in a high-crime area gives officers reasonable suspicion of criminal activity to stop him.

Tagged with: fourth amendment Freddie Gray George Floyd Gun trace task force Illinois v. Wardlow maryland constitution police police brutality racial profiling reasonable suspicion

The sharply divided court ruled that officers may briefly stop and question a person who smells of marijuana though possession of less than 10 grams is not a crime in the state.

Tagged with: fourth amendment investigatory stop marijuana probable cause reasonable suspicion

A Baltimore grand jury may subpoena the city’s fire department for nearly 18 months' worth of opioid overdose response records, Maryland’s top court ruled.

Tagged with: baltimore fire department chilling effect drug distribution fourth amendment good Samaritan opioid epidemic opioids patient confidentiality patient records