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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ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Judiciary seeks $591.4 million in fiscal year 2019 – a 5 percent increase from the $562.9 million appropriated for the judicial branch this fiscal year, which ends June 30. About 90 percent of the Judiciary’s proposed ...

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ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s local lead prosecutors and the state’s chief public defender voiced strong support Tuesday for a six-month old rule designed to prevent judicial officers from imposing bail on defendants beyond their financial means, with the prosecution praising an ...

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Changes to Maryland’s guardianship rules go into effect go into effect Monday more than two years after a work group was formed to make recommendations on how to improve the process and ensure best practices are employed. The changes include ...

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Baltimore County circuit and district courts will launch a pilot pretrial supervision program Monday. Judges have been meeting with representatives from the Baltimore County Detention Center, state’s attorney’s office and the public defender’s office to monitor changes in the detention ...

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The Maryland Judiciary is expanding services in Baltimore to help residents resolve civil legal matters for free.

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An online legal source for Marylanders has a new administrator.

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