New Interest In Defamation Litigation

This week, Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million to settle the defamation case that Dominion had brought against Fox for damaging its reputation by making false claims that Dominion had switched votes for Donald Trump to Joseph Biden in the...

New Maryland Legislation Effective October 1, 2023

Another October 1 has arrived, which means more Maryland laws have become effective. The new laws enacted this month have a particular focus on gun control, but have a wide variety in scope:Gun LawsPeople with concealed-carry permits in Maryland will now be banned...

New Names for Maryland Appellate Courts

Forty-eight states have a “Supreme Court.”  Maryland and New York do not.  Maryland and New York call their highest court the “Court of Appeals,” the name most states use for their intermediate appellate court.  Maryland’s intermediate appellate court...