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On the Record

The Daily Record's law news blog

Woman loses excessive force suit against Baltimore police officers
Apr 17, 2017

City provides counsel for immigrants, but which ones?

Representing immigrants leads news items including travel ban, praising a convict and getting to the point when filing motions.

Cropped image of business people shaking hands, backlit (ThinkstockPhotos)
Apr 13, 2017

Study: Millennials in Big Law value work-life balance over pay

But they still view making partner as a long-term career goal, according to the results of a new national survey.

High court nominee: I’ll be unbiased or ‘hang up the robe’
Apr 10, 2017

Gorsuch goes to the end of the line

Neil Gorsuch takes his Supreme Court seat heads news summary including Wells Fargo seeks recompense, legal jobs drop and a governor had an affair to forget.

Scathing report on Baltimore cops vindicates black residents
Apr 7, 2017

Parties to Baltimore consent decree big adding names to legal teams

As the finalization of a consent decree in Baltimore gets more thorny and political, both sides are adding attorneys to the case who have worked on cases in the public eye.

UB Law partners with pro bono platform
Apr 4, 2017

Barbera named UB Law commencement speaker

Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera is addressing this year's graduates at the University of Baltimore School of Law's spring commencement.

Federal judge in Md. rejects Trump’s travel ban
Apr 3, 2017

Incitement claim against Trump proceeds to trial

Incitement claim heads news summary including competency, sexual harassment and disability rights.

Appeals court reinstates $5.65M fine against CashCall lending service
Mar 30, 2017

Help wanted: A new Court of Special Appeals judge

Maryland judges and lawyers who seek to fill Chief Judge Peter B. Krauser's at-large seat must apply by April 20.

Md.’s sweeping ‘Justice Reinvestment’ measure hotly debated
Mar 28, 2017

Fourth DUI could soon lead to up to 10 years in jail

The bill also makes a fourth drunken-driving conviction a felony in addition to the increased penalty.

Woman loses excessive force suit against Baltimore police officers
Mar 27, 2017

Is law-school debt declining?

Declining law-school debt leads news summary including medical malpractice, handling the homeless and battle for the bench.

Parking meter card
Mar 22, 2017

Baltimore issued $16M in parking tickets last year

A new study from a Baltimore lawyer says be careful when parking in the lower parts of Cross, Calvert, Paca and Gay streets.

Baltimore consent decree advocates say transparency still necessary
Mar 17, 2017

Baltimore consent decree advocates say transparency still necessary

A majority of the dozen community groups and 35 individuals who submitted written testimony to a federal judge were supportive of the agreement.

Judges offer lawyers tips on how to make it to the bench
Mar 14, 2017

Remembering Judge Boone

Judges, lawyers and a former governor recall the longtime Baltimore County District Court jurist.