Wearing a face mask is voluntary in Maryland courthouses as of Monday, according to an administrative order issued late last week. Monday also marks a return to Phase V of the courts’ reopening plan, which includes resuming jury trials. Jury ...

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Jury trials in Maryland courts are being put on hold until Feb. 8 under a new administrative order issued in response to surging COVID-19 infections.

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The temporary closure of Maryland courts does not spare pre-shutdown purchasers of foreclosed property from paying interest and property taxes, the court ruled.

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Legal services companies advertise a variety of programs marketed as artificial intelligence to make attorneys' work easier and faster, but the boom in so-called AI has not been accompanied by robust ethics considerations.

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State and federal courthouses are running on skeleton crews and only conducting essential business during the COVID-19 pandemic, which leaves attorneys facing questions about how to run their offices and work with clients. Ivan Bates said his firm began making ...

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State and federal courts in Maryland are further reducing activities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new and revised administrative orders issued Monday night. Maryland state courts, which Court of Appeals Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera previously closed ...

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Maryland courts will close to the public for three weeks starting Monday to reduce the number of people in courthouses during the coronavirus pandemic, Court of Appeals Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera announced Friday evening. “All courts in the Maryland ...

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The Maryland Office of the Public Defender called for the release of inmates who do not pose a safety risk or who are nearing the end of their sentences to reduce the overall prison population during the coronavirus pandemic. Maryland courts ...

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A federal judge rejected a constitutional challenge to Maryland's ban on the recording or broadcasting of criminal court proceedings Tuesday, finding the law is a valid limitation that ensures fair trials.

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A Baltimore judge already facing suspension for her behavior on the job has been charged with additional misconduct for allegedly attempting to manipulate an incident report to cast another judge in a bad light. The Commission on Judicial Disabilities previously ...

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