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Lester Davis was named as Gov. Wes Moore's new chief of staff. He will replace Fagan Harris, who is stepping down at the end of the year. (The Daily Record file photo)
Sep 8, 2025

Wes Moore taps CareFirst executive as new chief of staff

Gov. Wes Moore has named Lester Davis as his new chief of staff. Davis replaces Fagan Harris, who will step down at the end of the year.

11 people to watch in the 2023 General Assembly session
Aug 18, 2025

Moore’s chief of staff leaving to take helm at Abell Foundation

Gov. Wes Moore’s chief of staff Fagan Harris will leave in 2026 to become president and CEO of Baltimore’s Abell Foundation, succeeding Bob Embry.

Rethinking regional train service
Jun 5, 2025

Bob Embry leaves his imprint

The Abell Foundation has a broad portfolio, encompassing a wide array of program areas — health and human services, community development, education and workforce development, criminal justice and addiction, environment […]

In this Dec. 11, 2018, file photo, a woman adjusts her ankle device after arriving from an immigration detention center to a shelter in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
May 12, 2025

Criminal justice group calls for statewide pretrial monitoring policies

A report calls on Maryland to standardize pretrial supervision policies among counties and cautions against overuse of ankle monitors.

Retired Judge McDonald will miss collegiality, plans to pinch sit
Jul 29, 2022

Database key to judges’ names must be disclosed, Md. high court says

Maryland’s Administrative Office of the Courts must disclose the alphanumeric key used to identify District Court judges in the public Judiciary Case Search database, the state’s top court ruled.

High court will weigh lawyers’ exemption in debt collection
Apr 4, 2022

Md. high court weighs if database key to judges’ names must be disclosed

An attorney for Maryland’s Administrative Office of the Courts on Monday defended its refusal to disclose the alphanumeric key used to identify District Court judges in the public Judiciary Case […]

Maryland Court of Appeals
Dec 10, 2021

Maryland high court to consider if database key to judges’ names must be disclosed

Maryland’s top court will consider whether the state must disclose the alphanumeric key used to identify District Court judges in a public database.

Charles County jury awards $3M verdict in wrongful arrest case
Jul 2, 2021

Judiciary must surrender key to judges names in Case Search, appeals court says

The Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts must disclose the alphanumeric key used to identify District Court judges in the public Judiciary Case Search database, a state appeals court ruled.

Woodlawn security facility reaches $135,000 settlement with EEOC
Nov 21, 2019

Administrative Office of the Courts to appeal order on Case Search ‘key’

The Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts will appeal a judge’s ruling ordering it to disclose a key to identify District Court judges in the public Case Search database. Judges’ names are […]

Judge won’t enjoin Md. from enforcing its drug price gouging law
Oct 31, 2019

Judiciary ordered to turn over ‘key’ to judge names in Case Search

The Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts must disclose a key to identify District Court judges in the public Case Search database, a Baltimore judge ordered Wednesday. Judges’ names are […]

Advocates disappointed in amended expungement bill
Oct 22, 2019

Abell Foundation seeks key to identities of judges in Case Search

Maryland’s system of identifying District Court judges in the public Case Search database by a three-character code, with no “key” available to users, is being challenged under the state’s Public […]

Sep 25, 2018

Honda licenses hybrid vehicle patents from Paice

Paice LLC has licensed hybrid electric vehicle patents to Honda, without the need for litigation.

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