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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Civil rights; Unlawful stop: Where a jury found that two Park Police officers violated the rights of a Secret Service officer by unlawfully seizing him during two traffic stops, the defendants’ immunity claims were rejected. The facts, as found by the jury, established that their conduct violated ...

Maryland judges may not write letters of recommendation for nominees being considered to serve as secretaries of executive branch agencies, a committee said.

On Jan. 6, 2023, the Supreme Court of Maryland unanimously referred a proposed rule on the distribution and broadcast of official criminal trial audio recordings back to the Maryland Judiciary Rules Committee for further consideration. We applaud that decision, which reflected the recommendation of the committee chair, Alan Wilner, and we urge the news media ...

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Nonprofit organizations exist generally to serve the greater good with worthy objectives, but in many cases the degree of success with which they carry out their mission depends on the commitment and

Judge’s law clerks may not perform pro bono legal services except those that do not involve practicing law, the Maryland Judicial Ethics Committee said in a new ruling. The committee’s latest reported opinion was issued last month after a pro bono legal services group requested guidance on the extent to which law clerks can participate ...

A Charles County orphans’ court judge quit last week amid disciplinary allegations that he misused “the prestige of judicial office” on his Facebook page.

Baltimore District Judge Flynn Owens receives reprimand for political contributions and not cooperating with disciplinary authorities.

Maryland Court of Appeals Consumer Protection; Maryland Consumer Loan Law: Although a law firm engaged in debt collection activities on behalf of a client, including the preparation of a promissory note containing a confessed judgment clause and filing of a confessed judgment complaint to collect a consumer debt, it was not subject to the provisions ...

VERIFY spoke with the deputy administrator at the State Board of Elections who said provisional and mail-in ballots won't be counted for days after the election.