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Invest in Md. horse industry, not racing
A few years ago this board questioned the $375 million deal to keep the Preakness at Pimlico due to several concerns — cost to taxpayers, declining support among the public […]
Disclosing all fees to tenants
Throughout this country the cost to rent a home or apartment has substantially increased in the last few years to a point where many either can’t afford a rental residence, […]
When court hearings need to be in person
At the height of the COVID pandemic, online hearings played an essential role in ensuring that courts were able to dispense any justice at all. The ability to resolve cases […]
Trump should be kept off the ballot
The Maryland State Board of Elections is obligated under the U.S. Constitution to refuse to list Donald Trump on the Republican presidential primary ballot. The same with the general election, […]
Bruen ruling creates more problems than it solves
Recent decisions prove Bruen, the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 gun rights case, has created a world of problems, as illustrated by the case of 57 year-old Jessie Bullock of Mississippi, […]
Reaffirming a commitment to diversity
On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the use of race as a factor to consider in admissions to selective universities violates the Equal Protection Clause of the […]
In praise of 2 Maryland legal legends
Earlier this month, two of Maryland’s legal icons received prestigious lifetime achievement awards. On June 8, retired Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera presented the Maryland Bar Foundation’s 2023 H. Vernon […]
The future of the MSBA
Five years ago this month, we wrote about change at the Maryland State Bar Association, recognizing MSBA was, as we put it, “in the throes of much-needed change.” We wrote […]
Michael Harrison deserves our thanks
Michael Harrison became Baltimore’s police commissioner in March 2019. He landed on his feet, and a good thing that, considering the dung heap he parachuted onto. He had to contend […]
The appearance of justice matters
A little more than a year ago, this board issued its editorial concerning “a case of first impression” urging (the then) Court of Appeals of Maryland to grant certiorari and […]
Happy Birthday, ALI
The American Law Institute celebrated its 100th birthday at its recently concluded annual meeting. The ALI, through its Restatements, Principles projects, and other works, such as the Model Penal Code, […]
On broadcasting criminal trials
On April 28, George W. Liebmann, president of the Library Company of the Baltimore Bar wrote a President’s Letter urging members of the bench and bar to write the Supreme […]
