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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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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Legislation to allow evidence of past sexually assaultive behavior into criminal trials has again stalled in the General Assembly despite backing from the governor’s office. The measures would allow prosecutors to introduce evidence of a defendant’s past behavior that would ...

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Approximately one-in-four Maryland attorneys have received a stern letter recently from the Client Protection Fund of Maryland threatening their law licenses. The reason is not for something they did in court, however; rather, it’s what they forgot to do online. ...

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