A judge last week invalidated an administrative order that restricted access to CD recordings of courtroom proceedings in Baltimore City Circuit Court, finding the order conflicted with the Maryland Rules. Justine Barron, a Baltimore woman who requested a copy of ...

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A Baltimore woman is asking a judge to declare that the Baltimore City Circuit Court administrative judge exceeded his authority when he issued a broad order in April revoking the public’s general right to obtain audio recordings of court proceedings. The ...

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Judges and court employees are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a law that prohibits sharing audio or video of criminal court proceedings. The “broadcast ban” has been on the books since 1981 and ...

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Long-awaited updates to Maryland’s judicial discipline process will now go to the Court of Appeals for final approval after the committee in charge of amendments agreed on recommendations. The Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure submitted its report ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The committee in charge of recommending amendments to the Maryland Rules will attempt to balance concerns from stakeholders before submitting an overhaul of the Judicial Disabilities rules to the Court of Appeals for approval. Retired Court of Appeals ...

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Whether the Rules Committee adopts the model rule in its entirety or decides to take a more targeted rule like they did in 2005, we believe it is time for the Rules Committee to revisit Maryland’s Rule on misconduct.

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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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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 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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The chair of Maryland’s rules committee told the Court of Appeals on Monday a rule change removing police officers’ names from online court records was an “honest mistake.” Retired Judge Alan M. Wilner, who chairs the committee, said the recommendation ...

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