Maryland

January 16, 2017 (Fault Lines) — Boy bands. Bucket hats. A frantic rush to criminalize everything. Let’s face it, who doesn’t miss the 90s? Not Maryland, which is preparing to take a page out of Congress’...

September 9, 2016 (Fault Lines) – For an accused citizen, there is probably no better feeling than getting your conviction overturned and dismissed with prejudice. For a federal prosecutor, there is probably no worse feeling than...

July 28, 2016 (Fault Lines) — It’s a rare day for any court to address a moot case.  When that moot case happens to be a juvenile delinquency case, it’s the legal equivalent of a unicorn.  That’s...

July 7, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Take a look inside any juvenile court across America and you will see kids on the chain. They are handcuffed, shackled in leg irons, and even chained to one another...

July 1, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Adnan Syed has won himself a rare new trial based on the ineffective assistance of his trial counsel, Cristina Gutierrez. For those of our readership unfamiliar with ineffective assistance of counsel,...

Apr. 28, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Earlier this month, my colleague and fellow Fault Lines contributor, JoAnne Musick, discussed a Maryland Court’s holding that police must get a warrant before using a Stingray to gain evidence...

Apr. 13, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Although it previously looked like some of them might not pass, legislators in Maryland got their act together and passed some new laws: Maryland’s General Assembly session ended with changes...

Apr. 12, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Morning folks, here’s what we’re watching: The Chicago finance committee approved a $6.45 million settlement with the families of Philip Coleman and Justin Cook who died in police custody. Coleman died...

Apr. 4, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — In a victory for the 4th Amendment, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals upheld a ruling requiring a search warrant before police can use a stingray. Used by the FBI...

Mar. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Hi folks, here’s what you need to know this morning: New audio and video evidence was released in the Seattle police shooting of Che Taylor in February. Officers maintain that Taylor,...