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• Supreme Court Upholds Right of Securities And Exchange Commission To Sue For Disgorgement But Limits Its Scope

  Jun 25, 2020
  Earlier this week, the Supreme Court ruled that the SEC is permitted to obtain ill-gotten gains from individuals convicted of securities violations ...
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• Supreme Court Again Declines To Review Scope Of Qualified Immunity Doctrine

  Jun 19, 2020
  This week, the Supreme Court again declined to review eight separate qualified immunity cases for which petitions for certiorari were pending. For ...
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• Supreme Court Reaffirms the Importance of the Sixth Amendment Right to Effective Counsel, Reversing Denial of Habeas Relief to Texas Inmate Sentenced to Death

  Jun 16, 2020
  Earlier this week, the Supreme Court remanded a capital case in Texas back to the state’s appellate court, finding that court erred in reversing an ...
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• Court of Special Appeals Overturns Marijuana Possession Convictions Due To Illegal Search Involving Overly Aggressive Behavior By Police Officer

  Jun 15, 2020
  Earlier this month, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals overturned Richard Williams’ conviction for marijuana possession and possession with intent ...
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• Court of Appeals Reinstates Verdict in Police Brutality Case

  Jun 10, 2020
  Earlier this week, the Maryland Court of Appeals reinstated a $500,000 jury verdict against a Baltimore City police officer resulting from his ...
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• Court of Appeals Clarifies the Burden for Authenticating Social Media Evidence

  Jun 2, 2020
  Last month, in State v. Sample , the Maryland Court of Appeals issued a critical decision, clarifying the burden for authenticating social media ...
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• Latest COVID-19 Administrative Order Announces The Resumption Of Judicial Activity in Five "Phases"

  May 28, 2020
  Mary Ellen Barbera, Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, most recent and comprehensive COVID-19 administrative order, issued last Friday, May ...
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• Will the Supreme Court Revisit the Breadth of Qualified Immunity Granted to Law Enforcement Officers in Civil Rights Cases?

  May 21, 2020
  As of last week, the Supreme Court was evaluating petitions for certiorari in 13 cases dealing with qualified immunity. In at least 10 of those cases, ...
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