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Maryland Needs Short Summary and Expedited Civil Jury Trials Now
As I pointed out in my last column, lots of drama and some comedy continue to act out on our…
The Price of Rights
With all that is going on in our state and our nation, indeed the world in the name of “access…
Corruption in an Economy of Influence
Former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell and the former First Lady of Virginia, Maureen McDonnell have now been indicted for accepting…
The Legacy of Judge Speaker John Hanson Briscoe
On January 1, 2014, the former Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County, Judge of the Seventh…
MARYLAND OR DELAWARE BEST FOR BUSINESS LITIGATION
In the October 9, 2013 edition of the Daily Record, The Editorial Advisory Board of this newspaper editorialized that “the…
THANKS FOR OUR PAST LEADERS AND HOPE FOR OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE LEADERS
As this column is being written Thanksgiving Day is imminent, Christmas, Hanukah and Kwanza are approaching and the year 2013…
The Different Worlds of the Legislature and the Judiciary Collide
“Busy, Busy, Busy” has been Maryland’s highest court, the Court of Appeals this summer and early fall, identifying issues and…
The Beginning Or The End Of Comparative Negligence
On July 9, 2013, six out of seven judges sitting on the highest court in the State of Maryland, The…
A 21st Century Criminal Justice System
In my last column, I hope that I left readers to at least agree that Maryland’s Criminal Justice System needs…
The Time For a Criminal Justice System Futures Commission Is Now
Almost a quarter of a century ago in his “State of the Judiciary Address” to the 1990 Session of the…