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Maryland, 380 U.S. 51 (1965), which held that it could not outright ban a film's release through the refusal of a license, and had to secure a court order if it wanted to prevent a work from being shown. That case helped to end governmental movie censorship in the states that still had movie censorship boards--New York, Virginia, and Kansas.
Maouloud Baby v. State of Maryland [1] (aka Maryland v. Baby) is a Maryland state court case relating to the ability to withdraw sexual consent. [2] Initially, the two men involved were charged as adults with first-degree rape. First defendant, Michael Wilson, pleaded guilty to second-degree rape and was sentenced to 18 months.
Seal as the Court of Appeals.. As the highest tribunal in Maryland, the Court of Appeals was created by Article 56 of the Maryland Constitution of 1776.The Court was to be "composed of persons of integrity and sound judgment in the law, whose judgment shall be final and conclusive in all cases of appeal, from the general court, court of chancery, and court of admiralty".
This category contains articles regarding case law decided by the courts of Maryland. Pages in category "Maryland state case law" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The Circuit Courts of Maryland are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in Maryland. They are Maryland's highest courts of record exercising original jurisdiction at law and in equity in all civil and criminal matters, and have such additional powers and jurisdiction as conferred by the Maryland Constitution of 1867 as amended, or by law. [1]
The Maryland Child Victims Act is a law in the U.S. state of Maryland passed by the Maryland General Assembly during the 445th legislative session in 2023 and signed into law by Governor Wes Moore. It retroactively and prospectively repeals the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse lawsuits and raises the liability limits for a single ...
The State of Maryland filed a petition for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court, which asked for the views of the Solicitor General of the United States. Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr. filed a brief recommending that the Supreme Court take the case and reverse the judgement of the Maryland state courts. On May 27, 2014, the ...
In some instances, however, all 15 judges may listen to a case, known as an en banc hearing. A ballot proposal in the 2022 general election asked Maryland voters whether to change the court's name from the Maryland Court of Special Appeals to the Appellate Court of Maryland. [1] The measure was approved by 74.2% of voters on November 8, 2022.