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Editorial Advisory Board: The right to counsel in landlord-tenant cases
This month, Baltimore joined the growing list of cities that has enacted a civil right to counsel. Council Bill 20-0625 was passed unanimously by the Baltimore City Council and signed […]
Editorial Advisory Board: The $25 million Clipper Mill lawsuit
Wait. Perhaps the Baltimore Brew left something out of its December 14, 2020, article titled “Larry Jennings to Appeal Dismissal of $25 Million Suit Against Clipper Mill Residents.” There are some […]
Editorial Advisory Board: State judges deserve increased protection
On July 19, 2020, a deranged lawyer wearing a delivery uniform appeared at the New Jersey residence of Esther Salas, a United States District Court judge. He killed her 20-year-old […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Baltimore’s spy planes aren’t effective
The aerial surveillance aircraft – the spy planes flying over Baltimore — were recently back in the news. Late in October, the Baltimore Police Department announced that the spy plane […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Lawyers and election fraud lawsuits
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 — like Maryland Rule 1-311 — requires attorneys to sign pleadings. Those signatures certify that the pleading has been filed in good faith, that […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Digital data and the legal system
In today’s world, data reigns supreme. Almost everything involved with communication, transportation and computation is stored in some form or fashion in the digital data netherworld, and as a result […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Baltimore County and police reforms
On October 5, 2020, the SMART Policing Act was passed during Baltimore County Council’s legislative session. The SMART Policing Act, which stands for Strengthening, Modernization, Accountability, Reform and Transparency, was […]
Editorial Advisory Board: The final phase of reopening the courts
As ordered by Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera, the fifth and final phase of reopening the courts to the public will occur on Oct. 5, 2020. Yes, in less than […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Hold off on replacing Ginsburg
The vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg six weeks before the presidential election could allow Donald Trump to shape the Supreme Court to his will, or […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Making Baltimore ‘The Monumental City’
Most people going about their daily lives in downtown Baltimore have no idea that the entertainment venue now known as Market Place or Power Plant Live Plaza was once a […]
Editorial Advisory Board: The police union and police reform
The Baltimore police commissioner, Michael S. Harrison, said that if George Floyd had been killed by Baltimore police he would not have been able to fire them. Although Baltimore’s citizens […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Hogan should reconsider ill-advised election plan
On July 8, Gov. Larry Hogan directed the State Board of Elections to open every precinct and early voting center in Maryland for the November General Election. The Governor also […]
