ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s top court Friday held its first public session with a name other than the Court of Appeals, as it had been called since 1776. “Welcome to the Supreme Court of Maryland,” Chief Justice Matthew J. Fader said in opening a pre-session ceremony in the courtroom. “It’s going to take a little time .
The names of Maryland’s two appellate courts changed Wednesday with a gubernatorial proclamation but with little fanfare at their Annapolis courthouse.
A man who has spent over 30 years in prison for a murder he did not commit and was convicted on tainted testimony deserves exoneration, lawyer tells top court.
Maryland’s highest court on Friday upheld a lower court’s granting of an emergency petition from the state elections board that will allow mail-in ballots to be counted earlier than currently allowed by state law.
Maryland's highest court upheld a lower court's granting of an emergency petition from the state election board to allow mail-in ballots to be counted earlier.