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Law Digest — 4th Circuit, Md. Supreme Court, Appellate Court — June 8, 2023

Judge's 'Beowulf' and Whistler's mother references raise concerns with Maryland justices

An appeals judge who compared a Black defendant to a monster in the epic poem Beowulf used language that could be interpreted as evoking racial stereotypes, according to the Maryland Supreme Court.

Md. Supreme Court disavows lower court opinion that likened Black defendant to monster in Beowulf

Maryland's Supreme Court disavowed language in a lower court decision that suggested implicit bias against a Black defendant and his mother, though the high court declined to decide whether the opinion violated due process rights.

Md. high court weighs killer's claim of racial bias in appellate opinion

Defense attorney urges Maryland high court to erase a recent appellate court opinion due to what she called its racially charged content.

Md. high court opens term with race-related cases on docket

Top court opens term in which it will weigh if alleged racially charged comments so permeated a court opinion that a Black convict deserves a new hearing.