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12 Feb 2015, 2:56 pm
Veteran attorney Steve Wise has crisscrossed the State of New York, filing petitions for writs of habeas corpus on behalf of several clients. The petitioners have not committed any crimes and are being held against their will. [read post]
15 Nov 2016, 1:19 pm
As almost everyone professionally involved with Maryland’s legal system knows, Paul Carlin, the Maryland State Bar Association’s skillful executive director for the last 31 years, is retiring at the end of December. (The MSBA is holding a reception in his honor Thursday night in Baltimore.) He is leaving an association that has grown from 10,000 ... [read post]
14 Jun 2016, 1:00 pm
In April, Wanda A. Calvin Claiborne celebrated her 30th year with the Maryland State Bar Association. After graduating from Morgan State University with a radio and television production degree, she took a job at the MSBA as an office clerk. Her plan was to work there for a few months, and then “move on to ... [read post]
19 Oct 2015, 2:36 pm
The Maryland Judicial Council, the policy making body for the Maryland courts under the leadership of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, passed a resolution last month to cut the chains that have shackled juvenile offenders detained in the custody of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Justice who appear in the Maryland court ... [read post]
10 Jun 2021, 4:30 pm
On the Maryland Lawyers Facebook group a few mornings back, a seasoned criminal defense lawyer complained about a practice he says has been ongoing for 40 years. The state’s attorney is allowed to sit at a trial table in a locked district courtroom and prepare her cases while the world can watch her through windows ... [read post]
3 Jul 2019, 12:42 pm
Malik Small was convicted of attempted robbery and second-degree assault after being identified by the victim, who told police his assailant had a tattoo on his neck that included the letter “M.” After viewing a photographic array that included five individuals and Small’s photo showing a neck tattoo including the letter “M,” the victim said ... [read post]
9 Jul 2020, 5:57 pm
Asymptomatic “super-spreaders” and inadequate testing to detect them. Airborne viral microbes and antiquated ventilation systems. Jury rooms and trial tables too small to permit social distancing. Conferences up at the bench with lawyers and court personnel huddled together. Crowded public hallways, bathrooms and elevators. Jurors, witnesses, litigants and attorneys who do not want to enter ... [read post]
14 Jun 2019, 8:18 am
Every June, LGBTQ individuals and allies recognize Pride Month as a way to celebrate their unity and to recognize the progress the gay community has made in terms of legal protections and overall acceptance. This year is particularly poignant, as June 28 will be the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, which is considered by ... [read post]
31 Jan 2019, 3:33 pm
Nolle prosequi is a Latin phrase which means “to no longer prosecute” or “unwilling to pursue.” Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has recently announced the state’s attorney’s office will no longer prosecute individuals arrested for possession of marijuana in Baltimore. In making her announcement, Mosby indicated that marijuana possession arrests will not be prosecuted, ... [read post]
14 Aug 2018, 3:08 am
In March, the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office launched a new policy requiring city officers to answer a questionnaire regarding past misconduct. [read post]
13 Apr 2018, 12:52 pm
President Donald Trump’s flacks are out in force to criticize U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. But we have yet to hear a single complaint that sets forth facts that would justify that criticism. All of it is conclusory, including the wild attacks on the warranted searches of Michael Cohen’s office and home by the ... [read post]
15 Sep 2015, 2:58 pm
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 replacement has been named.) Practitioners will miss him because he was courteous, albeit incisive, in ... [read post]
11 Jun 2015, 6:10 am
We understand that solitary confinement may be the last resort for some prisoners, and we are not saying the all solitary confinement policies should be eliminated. However, we urge that BCDC improve its performance with juveniles in its care and we recommend strongly that Maryland’s correctional services review its use of solitary confinement with all adult prisoners, and adopt -- to the extent it has not done so already -- the recommendations of the Vera Institute report. [read post]
1 Apr 2017, 9:35 am
This board sends a sincere “complimenti” for the initiative shown by the Northern, Central [read post]
14 Apr 2021, 3:49 pm
of only three states that allows the governor to veto a recommendation by the state’s parole board [read post]
20 Jul 2020, 3:34 pm
Around the country multiple states, both red and blue, and with Republican and Democratic governors, have had difficulty with reopening during the coronavirus pandemic. Most Marylanders have been taking the suggested steps to reopen our state. Owners of bars and restaurants throughout the state, including in Canton and throughout Baltimore city, and in Ocean City, ... [read post]
23 Apr 2020, 2:45 pm
President Donald Trump recently proclaimed that he intended to order states to reopen their economies and lift stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders issued by governors to protect the health and safety of citizens amid the coronavirus pandemic. “When somebody is the president of the United States, the authority is total,” he said during a press conference ... [read post]
27 Nov 2019, 12:18 pm
On Nov. 19, 2019, the Maryland Court of Appeals voted unanimously to adopt Maryland Rule 4-333, which implements the statute passed by the General Assembly last year allowing prosecutors to move to vacate a conviction in light of newly discovered evidence that makes it likely that the outcome of the trial would have been different. ... [read post]
20 Nov 2018, 2:31 pm
This Thanksgiving week is when we celebrate the immigrants who came to New England before the nation’s founding in a holiday that President Lincoln established in 1863 to bring the country together in the midst of the Civil War. Today the country is also divided and in need of common ground. Ideas about who ... [read post]
13 Jun 2018, 12:00 pm
When implementing change in an organization, inclusion of members and adhering to your mission is key to a successful transition, something the Maryland State Bar Association should consider. [read post]
