Court of Appeals

Gov. Larry Hogan today appointed his legislative lobbyist, Joseph Getty, to the state’s highest court, the Court of Appeals.Getty comes to the seat not…

The Freddie Gray case moved to Annapolis Thursday as the Court of Appeals heard arguments on whether or not police Officer William Porter could be forced…

Lawyers for the state and the six accused officers in Freddie Gray’s death will be arguing before the Court of Appeals Thursday morning at 10:00. Click…

Incoming governor Larry Hogan will have at least two vacancies to fill on the Maryland Court of Appeals. WYPR's Fraser Smith talks to Steve Lash of the…

WYPR's Fraser Smith and Christopher Connelly talk about the new costs associated with providing lawyers to defendants at initial bail hearings and why the…

The cause of greater justice in the courts advanced last week with little if any disruption.The accused were told at initial bail hearings that they had a…

WYPR's Fraser Smith and Steve Lash of the Daily Record talk about what legislative leaders and the Court of Appeals' new chief judge might do to deal with…

WYPR's Fraser Smith and Ann Marimow of the Washington Post talk about Maryland's unusual practice of denying damages in civil lawsuits if the plaintiff is…

WYPR's Fraser Smith and Steve Lash of the Daily Record talk about the career of former Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert M. Bell, and what he might do…

Maryland is poised to have a female majority on its highest court. First District Congressman Andy Harris is co-sponsoring a bill that proposes a…