Maryland Appellate Court: DWI, Safe Haven Act, search and seizure
DWI — Safe Haven Act — search and seizure
4th Circuit: Warrantless dog sniff, Second Amendment, immigration law
Warrantless dog sniff — Second Amendment — immigration law
4th Circuit: ‘Local controversy’ exception, free speech, more
CAFA ‘local controversy’ exception — free speech — adverse employment action
Maryland Supreme Court: ‘Kingpin’ statute; freedom of information; farm odors
'Kingpin' statute — freedom of information — farm odors
4th Circuit: Ineffective assistance of counsel; compassionate release; tort
Ineffective assistance of counsel — compassionate release — tort
Maryland Supreme Court: Postconviction DNA, domestic relations, insurance
Postconviction DNA — domestic relations — insurance
4th Circuit: Arbitration, deliberate indifference, search and seizure, more
Arbitration – deliberate indifference – search and seizure
Maryland Supreme Court: Attorney suspension, JUVRA, indemnification, more
Disbarment; indefinite suspension; indemnification; jury instruction; JUVRA; recreational use statute
4th Circuit: Disability benefits, discrimination, implied indemnification, more
SSI disability benefits; discrimination and retaliation; implied indemnification; judgment of acquittal; misclassification
Law Digest — 4th Circuit, Md. Supreme Court, Md. Appellate Court — July 17, 2025
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Contract; extraterritoriality: Where the parties resolved their trademark dispute via a settlement agreement, the district court did not err when it entered […]
Law Digest — 4th Circuit, Md. Supreme Court, Md. Appellate Court — July 10, 2025
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Bankruptcy; embezzlement: Where the debtor established a good-faith belief that certain funds belonged to her, that precluded a finding of embezzlement. As […]









