Maryland courts will remain closed to the public until May 1, Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera announced Wednesday in a new administrative order.

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Under a bill now on the governor’s desk, Maryland’s public Case Search website would no longer display criminal charges that did not end with a conviction. The bill passed the Maryland General Assembly shortly before legislators adjourned last week. The ...

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Using technology to conduct judicial business remotely has grown in popularity in recent years, but the COVID-19 pandemic has made the practice  almost a necessity for Maryland courts, as they take steps to allow cases and hearings to be conducted ...

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ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s top court will vote Monday afternoon on a COVID-19 pandemic-inspired proposal to give its chief judge sweeping emergency authority to have cases moved to other courthouses or, if necessary, to any suitable and available building. Court of ...

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Maryland courts will suspend all non-essential judicial activities effective immediately and suspend all jury trials beginning Monday in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera issued an order Thursday evening suspending out-of-state and out-of-country travel, requiring the minimization ...

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ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s top judge would be given sweeping emergency authority to have cases moved to other courthouses or, if necessary, to any suitable and available building under a proposal the state Judiciary’s rules committee will consider Friday in response ...

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Maryland’s new parenting plan process for custody matters went into effect earlier this year and aims to prioritize the best interests of children and encourage collaboration between parents. A parenting plan determines how parents will care for children and make ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland General Assembly will again grapple with the practicality and the implications of allowing individuals to remove non-convictions from their records, with advocates continuing to push for an expansion of the state’s expungement law. Senate Bill 589 and ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Larry Hogan will square off next week with the Maryland Judiciary over his legislative proposal to require a state commission to compile the criminal sentences handed down by each Maryland circuit court judge. Hogan’s office has stated ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Judiciary seeks $641.6 million in fiscal year 2021 – a 6% increase from the $605.5 million appropriated for the judicial branch this fiscal year, which ends June 30. The request includes $566.5 million from the state’s ...

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