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Editorial Advisory Board: ‘Security theater’ and the handgun permit review panel
Gov. Larry Hogan, just before the Memorial Day holiday, vetoed a 2019 bill abolishing the Maryland Handgun Permit Review Board. The board, comprised of civilians, was established in 1990 to review […]
Editorial Advisory Board: A question for Baltimore’s inspector general
Baltimore’s Office of the Inspector General was created nearly 15 years ago, in July 2005. The instrument of creation: an executive order signed by then-Mayor Martin O’Malley. Reviewing the history […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Baltimore in winter
Baltimore was the hapless soul you sometimes saw in the neighborhood. Threadbare, in need of a bath, a shave and a haircut. But in this person you could see the […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Politicians lie low until scandals blow over
Is anyone else concerned about, bothered by or even aware of what seems to be the latest tactic by politicians accused of what would normally be considered, were it you […]
Editorial Advisory Board: E-filing claims will further help Md.’s crime victims
The other day some of us saw the end of an old “Law & Order” episode in which District Attorney Adam Schiff remarked to ADA McCoy: “Three felony convictions. Everyone’s […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Time to speak up about corruption in Baltimore
To paraphrase the Black Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver, if you’re not a part of the solution you’re a part of the problem. There must be no neutrality regarding the problem that clings […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Attorneys must be keepers of profession’s reputation
Much like the biblical story of Cain denying his responsibility to watch over his brother Abel, it can be easy for us to turn a blind eye to a fellow […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Baltimore, don’t use eminent domain to seize intangible property
Baltimore’s attempt to hold onto the Preakness Stakes through eminent domain is a sad spectacle, one that serves as a warning to businesses that the city will use the courts […]
Editorial Advisory Board: All attorneys deserve equal treatment in Md. courthouses
On March 6, Rashad James, an attorney with Maryland Legal Aid, attended district court in Harford County. He was there to represent his client in an expungement matter. Mr. James […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Federal judicial code of conduct leading the way?
In August of last year, this board called on the Maryland Rules Committee to consider whether the current rules of professional conduct were appropriately comprehensive to reflect issues of harassment […]
Editorial Advisory Board: The bill that no one wants to talk about
We have a huge problem in Baltimore; well, it is everywhere and is one that nobody wants to discuss. Most people do not even believe it to be true. But […]
Editorial Advisory Board: The folly of ‘Healthy Holly’
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh self-published “Healthy Holly” children’s books and sold 100,000 copies to the University of Maryland Medical System, on whose board she sat at the time, making a […]
