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MD Supreme Court weighs how much proof cops need for texting-while-driving stops
The Maryland Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could make it easier for police to stop people for using their phones while driving.
MD Supreme Court to weigh whether police can stop drivers using cellphones, 3 other cases
The Maryland Supreme Court agreed to hear four cases, including one that will determine whether police officers have reasonable suspicion to conduct a traffic stop on drivers using a cellphone while driving.
House passes bill removing marijuana smell as probable cause for police
The House of Delegates passed legislation that would bar police from detaining individuals simply because they smelled of marijuana.
Bill removing marijuana smell as probable cause clears House hurdle
The House of Delegates gave preliminary approval to legislation that would bar police from detaining individuals simply because they smelled of marijuana.
Fleeing man, regardless of race, may give police reasonable suspicion, Md. high court says
A Black man’s speedy departure upon seeing Baltimore police in a high-crime area may give officers reasonable suspicion of criminal activity to stop him, the Maryland Supreme Court ruled.
Md. high court considers if fleeing Black man gives police reasonable suspicion
Maryland’s top court grappled with whether a Black man’s speedy departure upon seeing Baltimore police in a high-crime area gives officers reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.
Md. high court to weigh if fleeing Black man gives police reasonable suspicion
Maryland’s top court will weigh whether a Black man’s speedy departure upon seeing Baltimore police in a high-crime area gives officers reasonable suspicion of criminal activity to stop him.
Smell of marijuana justifies investigatory stop, Md. high court says
The sharply divided court ruled that officers may briefly stop and question a person who smells of marijuana though possession of less than 10 grams is not a crime in the state.
Frosh urges Supreme Court not to review search after DUI arrest
Police may search cars of drivers arrested on drunken-driving charges based on suspicion that open cans might be found inside, Maryland's attorney general says.
Md. high court will consider constitutionality of pat-downs at traffic stops
Maryland’s top court will consider whether police officers, upon smelling a strong odor of marijuana in the vehicle, may frisk all the passengers in a car they have stopped for a traffic violation.
