A lawsuit challenging "exorbitant" fees for police misconduct files requested under Maryland's public records law has drawn support from a variety of groups.
Criminal justice advocates, attorneys recommend the incoming Maryland attorney general create an ombudsman position, support community-based solutions.
One of the public defenders involved in the Parkland trial is the subject of a Florida Bar investigation over complaints she made an obscene gesture in court, and rightly so. The Judicial Qualifications Commission ought to carry ought a similar investigation into Judge Elizabeth Scherer's treatment of public defenders.