ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Judiciary walked away with a split decision from the Board of Public Works Wednesday after the three-member panel voted to eliminate some filing fees and rejected a request to impose new ones. The fee changes requested by ...

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The Court of Appeals held an emergency meeting March 6 and restored deleted language from the rule on remote access to case records.

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ANNAPOLIS – Maryland judges will receive their first pay raise since 2015 this July, as the Senate on Monday night joined the House in passing a resolution calling for a $5,000 annual boost for the next four years. The resolution ...

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Maryland’s new pretrial release rule dramatically decreased the use of cash bail but two recent independent studies concluded additional education and resources are needed. The Maryland Office of the Public Defender sent 64 volunteers to observe bail reviews in multiple ...

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ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s top jurist pressed senators Wednesday to approve what would be the first judicial pay raise in three years, saying a salary increase is necessary to attract and retain the best legal talent for the bench. “There is ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s highest court voted unanimously Tuesday to reinstate language in the Maryland Rules exempting police officers’ names from shielding in an online case database. The Court of Appeals judges signed an order making the change effective immediately after ...

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A candidate for Baltimore state's attorney has created an online database of police officers' names after they were removed from a public website.

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Strong winds on Friday morning closed courts, stopped trains and closed federal offices in Maryland.

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The Maryland bar continues to increase its pro bono hours and funding of legal services organizations, according to a new report from the Judiciary. Lawyers across the state donated more than 1 million hours in pro bono legal services to ...

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A pilot program that brings dogs into the courthouse to help children during court proceedings is in two Maryland circuit courts. The Courthouse Dog and Child Witness Pilot Program is now available within Anne Arundel and Harford County circuit courts ...

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