JURIST

MARCH 28, 2023

The Appellate Court of Maryland Tuesday reinstated the conviction of Adnan Syed for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee and remanded the case. Under the Maryland law, “before a hearing on a motion filed under this section, the victim or victim’s representative shall be notified.”

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 17, 2025

“Supreme Court to Hear Case on Religious Objections to L.G.B.T.Q. Storybooks; Parents in Maryland said a school boards refusal to notify them and to excuse their children from discussions of the storybooks violated the First Amendment”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

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JURIST

AUGUST 15, 2023

On Monday, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed a challenge to a Maryland public school support plan for transgender and gender-nonconforming students that does not require the consent of the student’s parents. The case is an appeal from the US District Court for the District of Maryland at Greenbelt.

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EvidenceProf Blog

MARCH 11, 2022

On Tuesday, Adnan Syed and the State of Maryland filed a Joint Petition for Post Conviction DNA Testing. Prior DNA Testing On March 29, 2018, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (Maryland's intermediate appellate. So, what does this mean?

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Jared Ramos, the man accused of killing 5 people at the offices of the Maryland Capital Gazette in 2018 was sentenced Tuesday to 5 life sentences without parole, plus 345 years. This plea was soon after dismissed by the court. The sentencing follows Ramos’ criminal conviction by a jury for the attack earlier this year.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JUNE 9, 2021

According to a newspaper article headlined, “Police expert lied about credentials,” by Jennifer McMenamin, published 9 March 2007, in the Baltimore Sun, Kopera claimed in court to have degrees that he had not earned in fact. Kopera testified frequently that.

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JURIST

AUGUST 25, 2023

A Maryland federal judge denied Thursday a parents’ request to have their children “opt-out’ of education on LGBTQ+ history and topics. ” The court found that all but one of the parents had failed to show the no-opt-out policy would likely result in the indoctrination of their children. In Mahmoud v.

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JURIST

APRIL 18, 2025

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Maryland imposed a preliminary injunction on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Thursday, restricting access to personally identifying data in the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) database.

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APRIL 5, 2025

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link. You can access the federal government’s stay request filed in the U.S.

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JURIST

AUGUST 25, 2024

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld Maryland’s handgun licensing law requiring that gun owners first go through firearms training and pass a background check. ” Maryland law requires prospective gun owners to complete at least four hours of training and pay a $50 fee. .”

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EvidenceProf Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2020

After a New Jersey court found that Vonte Skinner's rap lyrics were admissible against him at his attempted murder trial, I wrote an essay, Should a defendant's rap lyrics be admissible against him at a murder or attempted murder trial?

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JURIST

MAY 20, 2024

The US Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a challenge to a Maryland school district’s gender identity policy, which parents are alleging violates their rights. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case upon appeal. In John and Jane Parents v. These claims were dismissed.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 24, 2025

The Supreme Court on Monday morning declined to decide when a statement that is made out of court to an agency responsible for making bail recommendations is the kind of testimonial statement to which the Sixth Amendment applies. The courts order denying review in Franklin v. Washington.

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CourtTechBulletin

MAY 3, 2021

The Justia legal information company has posted a compendium of state court Covid-19 operations in all 50 states. They write that “State court systems across the country have significantly altered their operations in response to the coronavirus pandemic. District Court for the District of Maryland that we show above.

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EvidenceProf Blog

AUGUST 31, 2024

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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JURIST

JANUARY 24, 2024

The US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held Tuesday that a Maryland county regulation requiring firearms dealers to provide suicide prevention literature at the point of sale is constitutional under the US Constitution’s First Amendment. The court relied largely on the US Supreme Court’s decision in Zauderer v.

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ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

A Maryland law requiring those who want handguns to wait up to 30 days for a “handgun qualification license” violates the Second Amendment, a federal…

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LegalReader

JULY 13, 2021

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's office has since said that it will stop trying to end unemployment benefits for eligible residents.

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EvidenceProf Blog

APRIL 28, 2021

In 2014, the Maryland General Assembly decriminalized possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana. So, in Maryland, should the smell of marijuana alone provide reasonable suspicion to conduct an investigatory stop? That was the question of first impression addressed.

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EvidenceProf Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Similar to Federal Rule of Evidence 404(a)(2)(C), Maryland Rule of Evidence 5-404(a)(2)(C) provides that In a homicide case, the prosecutor may offer evidence of the alleged victim's trait of peacefulness to rebut evidence that the victim was the first aggressor.

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HowAppealing

AUGUST 29, 2024

“Adnan Syed’s fate in hands of Maryland Supreme Court as clock winds down”: Tim Prudente of The Baltimore Banner has this report.

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LegalReader

JULY 14, 2021

Joel William Hammond, 35, of Essex, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least 28 grams of cocaine.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 11, 2024

“Federal court agrees to reconsider ruling finding Maryland law requiring handgun licenses unconstitutional”: Alex Mann of The Baltimore Sun has this report. Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “ US appeals court to reconsider Maryland handgun licensure law.” ” And William J.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The Maryland Court of Appeals has cited “considerable mitigating factors” in refusing to sanction a lawyer accused of maintaining an office in the state, even…

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 23, 2024

“Federal appeals court upholds local gun safety pamphlet law in Maryland”: Brian Witte of The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued today.

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APRIL 17, 2022

“Chief judges sworn in for Maryland appellate courts, one making history”: Baltimore’s WBAL-TV 11 News has this report.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 22, 2025

Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on a major parental rights case in Mahmoud v. Parents objected in Maryland in 2022 when the county approved books featuring LGBTQ+ characters for inclusion in its language-arts curriculum. There is an irony in the position before the Supreme Court by public educators.

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EvidenceProf Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Oral arguments in the Adnan Syed/Hae Min Lee case are right around the corner (October 5th) in the Supreme Court of Maryland. The case has been dissected and analyzed all across the media, so much so that it gets difficult.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 16, 2024

appeals court to consider Maryland assault weapons ban; 4th Circuit to hear three Second Amendment cases en banc in March; Cases include two challenges to Maryland gun control laws”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. “Full U.S. The post “Full U.S. The post “Full U.S.

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JURIST

MARCH 26, 2022

A Maryland circuit court judge Friday struck down the state’s new congressional district map, calling it an “extreme gerrymander.” Maryland has eight congressional districts, seven of which are traditionally Democrat and one Republican.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JANUARY 20, 2021

Maryland, 482 U.S. 496 (1987), the Supreme Court "conclude[d] that the introduction of a [victim impact statement] at the sentencing phase of a capital murder trial violates the Eighth Amendment." In its 1987 opinion in Booth v. Four year later,

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

“Beltway sniper Lee Boyd Malvo seeks new sentencing hearing in Maryland; Malvo was sentenced to 10 life terms in Maryland and Virginia for the 2002 attacks”: Paul Duggan of The Washington Post has this report.

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JURIST

APRIL 20, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Tuesday sent lawsuits by six California cities and counties accusing ExxonMobil, Chevron Corp and other energy giants of fueling climate change back to state court after the US Supreme Court required the court reexamine the cases. Other lawsuits are still pending.

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HowAppealing

JULY 13, 2022

“Maryland police warn officers will enforce law against disturbing peace outside Supreme Court justices’ homes”: Whitney Wild and Joan Biskupic of CNN have this report.

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MARCH 9, 2021

“Fourth Circuit Denies Fee Refund for Nonunion Teachers in Maryland; The federal appeals panel sided with teachers’ unions that charged Maryland educators fees regardless of their membership status before the Supreme Court blocked the practice”: Erika Williams of Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that the U.S.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 29, 2022

Maryland and Virginia in a spree of gun violence preceded by months of random attacks in states across the country. 26, an appeals court in Maryland determined that shooter Lee Malvo, who was 17 years old when the attacks were committed, must be resentenced, CNN reports. Twenty years ago, the D.C.

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EvidenceProf Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

2021), the Court of Appeals of Maryland addressed a matter of first impression the question of whether a jury in Maryland has the authority to engage in jury nullification and whether, in. In State v. Sayles, 2021 WL 302807 (Md.

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