Administrative Law Jurisdiction  BOTTOM LINE: District court lacked jurisdiction under Administrative Procedure Act to consider emergency petition to alter terms of bond fixed by U.S. Coast Guard for release of ship that had been detained and was under investigation, because ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS  Evidence, Frye/Reed analysis: Where the testimony of plaintiffs’ expert did not involve a “novel scientific method,” a Frye/Reed analysis was not required, as a prerequisite to the application of Rule 5-702, in order to determine the ...

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Constitutional Law Reporter’s testimony as to sources  BOTTOM LINE: In the criminal trial of a former CIA agent for unauthorized disclosure of classified information to a newsman, intended for publication in a book written by the newsman, the newsman did ...

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Evidence Frye/Reed analysis  BOTTOM LINE: Where the testimony of plaintiffs’ expert did not involve a “novel scientific method,” a Frye/Reed analysis was not required, as a prerequisite to the application of Rule 5-702, in order to determine the admissibility of ...

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Criminal Procedure, Conditional release: In a conditional release setting under CP §3-114(c), the determination of whether a patient poses a danger to himself or others must take into account proposed conditions of release. Hawkes v. State, No. 76, Sept. Term, 2012. 36 pages.

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MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Criminal Procedure, Expectation of privacy: The circuit court properly denied a para-educator’s motion to suppress evidence found in his work desk at a public school; as the desk was unlocked and in an open area, the ...

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Civil Procedure Justiciability  BOTTOM LINE: Where plaintiff showed that the North Carolina’s investigation of his website caused plaintiff to curtail his online activity under threat of prosecution, plaintiff established the injury-in-fact requirement for standing for his claims that North Carolina ...

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Criminal Procedure Expectation of privacy  BOTTOM LINE: The circuit court properly denied a para-educator’s motion to suppress evidence found in his work desk at a public school; as the desk was unlocked and in an open area, the defendant had ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS  Election Law, Residency: Where County Council sought to remove elected councilmember from office based on failure to meet residency requirement, since councilmember was required to reside in a federal prison in South Carolina pursuant to a ...

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Consumer Protection Collection agencies  BOTTOM LINE: A party may collaterally attack a judgment entered in favor of an unlicensed collection agency because such a judgment is void. CASE: Finch v. LVNV Funding LLC, No. 704, Sept. Term, 2012 (filed June ...

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