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More on the Baffling Opinion of the Supreme Court of Maryland in the Adnan Syed Case

EvidenceProf Blog

In yesterday's post on the Adnan Syed case, I noted that the court ruled that (1) the notice given to Hae's family was not reasonable; (2) Hae's family had the right to attend in person; and (3) Hae's family has.

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Court rules for Maryland prison official on procedural issue

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Supreme Court on Thursday gave a Maryland prison official another chance to defend himself against a federal civil rights claim. Last week’s unanimous ruling in Dupree v. This article was originally published at Howe on the Court.

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“Maryland Supreme Court halts Adnan Syed’s murder conviction reinstatement; The justices prevented an appellate court ruling that reinstated the conviction from taking effect at least temporarily, while they mull whether to take up the case”

HowAppealing

Maryland Supreme Court halts Adnan Syed’s murder conviction reinstatement; The justices prevented an appellate court ruling that reinstated the conviction from taking effect at least temporarily, while they mull whether to take up the case”: Omari Daniels of The Washington Post has this report.

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4th Circuit upholds $1M sanction for law firm that tried to ‘sabotage’ federal court’s authority

ABA Journal

million sanction against a Maryland law firm for asking state courts to order an end to U.S. district court litigation, a federal appeals court ruled last week. A federal judge had inherent power to impose a $1.05

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Federal appeals court upholds dismissal of Wikimedia lawsuit against NSA

JURIST

In 2015, a judge for the US District Court for the District of Maryland dismissed a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other human rights organizations challenging surveillance by the NSA. The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit allowed the lawsuit to proceed against the NSA in 2017.

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Indiana Court of Appeals: state may withdraw from federal unemployment program

JURIST

The trial court ruled in the plaintiffs’ favor and ordered the state to continue its participation in the program. Holcomb and Payne sought to reverse the decision in the Indiana Court of Appeals by claiming that the trial court abused its discretion. However, Gov. There the plaintiffs succeeded after arguing that Gov.

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Justices decline to reinstate Ohio man’s attempted murder conviction

SCOTUSBlog

Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, which had thrown out David Smiths 22-year conviction and sentence for a brutal attack on Quortney Tolliver in 2016. And he faulted the lower court for mischaracterizing the state courts ruling. Thomas was sharply critical of the Cincinnati-based U.S.