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20 Dec 2020, 11:57 am
Wait. Perhaps the Baltimore Brew left something out of its December 14, 2020 article entitled “Larry Jennings to Appeal Dismissal of $25 Million Suit Against Clipper Mill Residents.” There are several rather astonishing claims in the article. Jennings, who owns several parcels at the Clipper Mill complex, has, according to the article, “been locked in ... [read post]
6 Jul 2020, 7:19 pm
In response to the nationwide protests over the death of an unarmed African-American man, George Floyd, who died in police custody (in Minneapolis by white officers), President Donald Trump about a month ago had declared that the “United States will be designating Antifa as a Terrorist Organization.” However, there are at least three problems with ... [read post]
17 May 2020, 12:12 pm
While we recognize the tremendous challenges facing the Maryland courts during the pandemic and court closure, we raise a troubling issue regarding some district courts that are issuing affidavit judgments during the court closure. Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera’s administrative order notes that only emergency matters will be handled during the courts’ closures and all ... [read post]
9 Mar 2020, 3:00 pm
The verbiage excoriating judges, federal and state, from bigwigs of all political parties has ratcheted up to a level that has become unsafe for the independence and respect of the judiciary as a third, and equal, branch of government. Hostile words flow from Gov. Larry Hogan, who is unhappy with crime in Baltimore and is ... [read post]
28 Feb 2020, 12:18 pm
In its quest to create a world-class school system, the Democratic leadership of the Maryland General Assembly is promoting full funding for the Kirwan Commission’s blueprint for the future of Maryland’s public schools, an ambitious plan that promises cleaning house of old-school and low-performing superintendents, principals and teachers and a new, Norwegian-style education system with ... [read post]
30 Jan 2020, 3:41 pm
Ten years ago we wrote: “Just as surely as the swallows annually return to Capistrano, each winter advocates for and against Maryland’s current system of electing circuit court judges line up to do battle in Annapolis.” Nothing has changed. Recently Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera once again advocated for a constitutional amendment that would abolish ... [read post]
6 Nov 2019, 3:40 pm
Back in April, a couple of weeks before Catherine Pugh finally resigned as Baltimore’s mayor, Councilmember Ryan Dorsey introduced three bills aimed at revamping the city’s ethical framework. As he did so, Dorsey commented, “This recent scandal is only the most recent and most egregious and most publicly understood manifestation of a system that has ... [read post]
31 Oct 2019, 8:28 am
The controversial and much-debated issue of gerrymandering has permeated the news in recent months. A review of political history in the United States makes clear that gerrymandering is an old dog with no new tricks, as the issue continues to crop up in debates over local, state and federal elections. Since 1812, gerrymandering has been ... [read post]
11 Sep 2019, 1:27 pm
During the last legislative session, Del. Erek Barron of Prince George’s County sponsored a bill allowing prosecutors to move to vacate a conviction if newly discovered information calls into question the integrity of the conviction. The bill passed and will be codified in the Criminal Procedure Article of the Maryland Code at section 8-301.1. It ... [read post]
12 Aug 2019, 1:06 pm
As there should be, there is a lot of uproar over the two recent mass shootings and it seems like for the first time in a long time change may be in the air. Not landed but in the air. One thing being discussed in both state and federal legislatures is the requirement that the ... [read post]
30 Jul 2019, 2:36 pm
Years ago, Rolling Stone magazine ran the iconic ad campaign “Perception vs. Reality.” The magazine suffered a severe identity crisis: Was its audience dope-smoking hippies or affluent professionals? Baltimore suffers from a perception that it is a dangerous city. Police Commissioner Michael Harrison, a good and competent man, recently tried to dispel this perception. Harrison ... [read post]
20 Jun 2019, 1:12 pm
Maryland has taken great strides to improve access to courts to many classes of litigants perceived to be denied justice. Strides have included speedy trials for criminal defendants, expedited resolution of guardianships and child welfare cases, and a District Court system that attempts to fast track civil cases and provide for pro se litigants. It ... [read post]
11 Jun 2019, 2:00 pm
The rules regarding how judges are judged got more than a facelift on May 15 when the Court of Appeals adopted the rules changes proposed by the Rules Committee in its 199th report effective July 1. It was a full-body makeover, starting with a change in name from “Judicial Discipline” to “Judicial Disabilities and Discipline,” ... [read post]
7 Jun 2019, 10:44 am
Baltimore city’s water bill crisis has several sources, among the chief ones a 2002 consent decree with the Environmental Protection Agency. The consent decree mandated that Baltimore address its aging water infrastructure and make improvements. Regulations implemented by the federal government after Sept. 11, 2001, requiring water reservoirs across the country to have covered storage, ... [read post]
12 Jun 2018, 2:38 pm
In our effort to eliminate wrongful discrimination, have we moved to a place where even a recognition of the differences between the sexes is deemed unlawful? [read post]
22 Mar 2018, 8:34 am
In June, we wrote about the problems with the state’s Business and Technology Track Courts. The headline said it was “time to get serious.” Perhaps we should have said, “Is anyone listening?” [read post]
19 Jun 2015, 7:23 am
We believe that the Attorney Grievance Commission must have the power to stop disbarred lawyers from continuing to practice law and those activities reasonably related thereto, where there is any possibility those services will be provided to consumers other than lawyers. [read post]
8 Feb 2017, 2:02 pm
Animal advocates have already celebrated two seismic victories in 2017. In an announcement that took many by surprise, Feld Entertainment, the parent company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, announced that it was closing the circus after 146 years. Several challenges threatened Ringling’s bottom line, including changes in consumer sentiment. Many believe it is ... [read post]
16 Jun 2016, 1:00 pm
Gov. Larry Hogan proposed in the last legislative session that certain fees be reduced to match the administrative costs for each program for which fees were being collected. The General Assembly approved reductions for birth and death certificates – not coincidentally the fees that affect everyone, i.e., every voter. Among his proposals was to reduce ... [read post]
15 Jun 2016, 1:00 pm
The Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) has been adopted in 22 jurisdictions, seven of which made the transition within the last year. New York and New Jersey will be implementing the UBE in July. Washington, D.C., will be implementing the UBE in February. Massachusetts and Oregon are actively considering adopting the UBE. Maryland should adopt the ... [read post]
