The criminal justice system is set up to handle cases involving juvenile offenders differently than cases involving adults. There is a relative cone of silence around juvenile cases, from sealed files to defendants’ names not being made public, all in ...

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The Daily Record today announced its Leadership in Law honorees. Twenty-seven members of the legal community throughout Maryland were recognized for their outstanding work. A top winner will be announced at the event on Nov. 19 at the BWI Hilton, ...

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Mark McEachen, the CEO of The Dolan Company, The Daily Record’s parent, is becoming chairman of Dolan, effective Sept. 28, and has accepted a position as CEO at an education management business. McEachen said Monday that he will continue to ...

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The retirement of Associate Judge Glenn T. Harrell Jr. from the Court of Appeals of Maryland this past June is a loss to that court, the Bar and to the state. (Fortunately, Judge Harrell has agreed to sit until his ...

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It’s been a good 10 days of judges making common-sense decisions in high-profile proceedings. It started with Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry G. Williams last week denying the motion to dismiss the criminal charges against the six officers charged in connection ...

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Wednesday was the first day of pretrial hearings into motions filed on behalf of six Baltimore city police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, and it was widely watched in the city and across the nation – both ...

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The state commission created to offer guidelines on the use of police body cameras in Maryland has belatedly stirred to life. The chairman of the Commission Regarding the Implementation and Use of Body Cameras by Law Enforcement Officers, retired U.S. ...

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The Daily Record has announced its Most Admired CEOs for 2015. The 32 honorees will be recognized during an awards event Sept. 17 at the BWI Hilton. The list includes top CEOs and nonprofit executive directors throughout Maryland. Honorees were ...

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I’m proud and excited to reintroduce myself to you, this time as The Daily Record’s new legal editor. It’s a position I never imagined for myself almost eight years ago when I joined the newspaper. See, I originally applied to ...

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The Daily Record has appointed award-winning senior legal reporter Danny Jacobs as its new legal editor. Jacobs, who joined the newspaper in 2008, has helped expand The Daily Record’s legal coverage in several key areas and been a point person ...

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