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Maryland Appellate Blog
4d ago
By Derek Stikeleather What attracts many lawyers to appellate practice—besides an unusual appetite for legal writing and a general distaste for contentious discovery—is the confidence that fire drills and surprises rarely occur. Appellate briefing deadlines and oral arguments are normally set months in advance, and extensions are liberally granted. Appellate lawyers often seem to be ..read more
Maryland Appellate Blog
6d ago
By Chris Mincher Regulatory agencies are often presented with the big issues of the day in different ways. A matter of policy — and controversy — may arise when an agency is requested to make a new regulation or rule, asked to award grants or funding, tasked with overseeing government projects, or resolving administrative complaints ..read more
Maryland Appellate Blog
1w ago
By Isabelle Raquin In March 2024, the Supreme Court of Maryland (SCM) granted the State’s petition for certiorari in State v. Scarboro, ACM No. 1646 (Sept. Term 2022), SCM No. 4 (Sept. Term 2024), an unreported decision by Chief Judge Wells. The State’s petition presented the following question: when an appellant claims a Sixth Amendment ..read more
Maryland Appellate Blog
2w ago
On Wednesday, April 3, 2024, the Litigation Section Appellate Practice Committee of the Maryland State Bar Association will host a networking event, followed by a panel discussion on several impact decisions of the 2023 term. Panelists will include civil and criminal appellate practitioners. The event will be held at the Robert C. Murphy Courts of ..read more
Maryland Appellate Blog
3w ago
On Monday, the Supreme Court of Maryland granted review in two cases. Summer Ledford v. Jenway Contracting, Inc. – Case No. 3, September Term, 2024 (Reported ACM Opinion by Judge Alexander Wright, Jr.) Issue – Labor & Employment – Did ACM err by extending the exclusivity provision of § 9-509 of the Labor & Employment Article ..read more
Maryland Appellate Blog
1M ago
By Diane E. Feuerherd Early experiences with the judicial system are often formative and a catalyst for pursuing the practice of law and public service. In honor of Women’s History Month, this post will feature one such person – Vivian V. Simpson. Born in Washington, D.C. in 1903, Vivian Simpson did not grow up in ..read more
Maryland Appellate Blog
1M ago
By Carrie Williams On February 8, 2024, Governor Wes Moore appointed the Honorable Stephen Kehoe to fill the vacancy that his older brother, the Honorable Christopher Kehoe, created when he took senior status in August of last year. This judicial family affair led me to wonder whether there were other familial relationships amongst the judges ..read more
Maryland Appellate Blog
1M ago
By Tia L. Holmes[*] The “pretextual traffic stop”[1] issue appears to be on the minds of more and more lawyers and judges these days. The issue stems from a policing practice that was approved by the United States Supreme Court in Whren v. United States, 517 U.S. 806 (1996).[2] For decades, critics have expressed concern ..read more
Maryland Appellate Blog
2M ago
By: Isabelle Raquin Robert Badinter, a French lawyer, politician, and author, widely known across the Atlantic for his powerful advocacy and activism against the death penalty, died last week in France. Here in the United States, his death has largely gone unnoticed outside of the capital defense community. Still, there are few, if any, in ..read more
Maryland Appellate Blog
2M ago
On Friday, the Supreme Court of Maryland granted review in one criminal case and two civil cases. Christopher Mooney v. State of Maryland – Case No. 32, September Term, 2023 (Unreported ACM Opinion by Judge James Eyler) Issue – Criminal Law – Did ACM lower the requirements for authentication of video evidence through the “pictorial testimony ..read more