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Frosh appeals decision allowing protester to sue arresting officer
A Maryland Capitol Police officer cannot be sued for having arrested a protester who was filming him attempting to move the protest away from a State House sidewalk, the state’s attorney general told a federal appeals court this week in resisting a free speech challenge lodged by the detained gun rights advocate. In papers filed […]
Judge orders contract with conservative Catholic group for Baltimore rally
A federal judge has ordered the company that manages the MECU Pavilion in Baltimore to send a contract to the conservative Catholic group that plans to hold a protest during the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting in November. “The parties need to get this done,” U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander said during a […]
Judge will not reconsider ruling to let gun rights activists sue arresting officer
A federal judge will not reconsider her decision permitting gun rights advocates arrested during a peaceful protest near the State House three years ago to sue the arresting Maryland Capitol Police officer for allegedly violating their constitutional rights to speak freely and be free of unreasonable seizure. Citing the state’s lack of diligence, U.S. District […]
Baltimore’s First Amendment dispute with Catholic group rests on incomplete contract
The lack of a completed contract remains an obstacle for the rally being planned by a conservative Roman Catholic organization in Baltimore.
Frosh will appeal decision allowing protesters to sue arresting officer
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh will appeal a federal judge’s decision permitting gun rights advocates arrested during a peaceful protest near the State House three years ago to sue the arresting Maryland Capitol Police officer for allegedly violating their constitutional rights to speak freely and be free of unreasonable seizure. In papers to be […]
Gun rights activists can pursue claim against arresting officer, judge says
Gun rights advocates arrested by a Maryland Capitol Police officer during a peaceful protest near the State House three years ago can pursue their lawsuit alleging their constitutional rights to speak freely and be free of unreasonable seizure were violated, a federal judge has ruled. In sending the case toward trial, U.S. District Judge Stephanie […]
Texas inmate’s death leads to $1.6M settlement
Welcome to Monday, the 50th anniversary of National Public Radio. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Texas county pays $1.6 million settlement in death of allegedly untreated ill inmate. — What is the secret of attorney Ben Crump‘s success? — Victims’ families have a North Carolina district attorney removed from […]
Furloughs could become law firm layoffs, report says
Welcome to Monday, the 37th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Arizona Governing Committee v. Norris decision that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits states from discriminating on the basis of sex in providing retirement benefits. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Many law firm furloughs might […]
Frederick faces suit over alleged free speech violations at protests
A Virginia man filed suit against Frederick and its police chief Monday, alleging officers violated his free speech rights by restricting the abilities of animal rights advocates to protest horse-drawn carriage rides. Jason Saltz wanted to protest the carriage rides — which are offered by the city and offered by a third party in November […]
Law Department official backs city’s anti-gag order measure
Outside Baltimore City Hall on New Year’s Day, advocates, city officials and mayoral candidates took turns reading accounts of police brutality from victims who requested anonymity out of fear that they would lose settlement money by breaking nondisparagement agreements with the city. Speaking to more than 40 advocates and victims of police brutality, Deputy City […]
Shout, arrest, repeat: Inside the Kavanaugh hearing protests
It's sort of a coordinated dance, but the performers are an organized group of protesters and a dozen or so uniformed Capitol Police officers. And the stage is this week's Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Baltimore, arrested protestors reach potential settlement, including policy reforms
A group of protesters arrested at Artscape in 2016 reached a proposed settlement with Baltimore last week but the monitoring team and judge overseeing police reform under the federal consent decree will have the final say about the policy changes negotiated by the parties.
