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Tag: law


Public urination should not be prosecuted as indecent exposure

Too much nuance in indecent exposure cases leads to unnecessary enforcement.
  • Rebecca Scherr
  • November 30, 2022

Amicus briefs should be independently fact-checked

Courts should be impartial. Biased amicus briefs strip them of their credibility.
  • Rebecca Scherr
  • October 28, 2022

Victims of prosecutorial misconduct should be able to sue their prosecutors

The precedent from 'Imbler v. Pactman' must be overturned.
  • Rebecca Scherr
  • September 27, 2022

Patents are harming innovation. It’s time to reform the patenting process.

Incessant patenting hinders innovation and stifles lifesaving technology
  • Rohin Mishra
  • July 20, 2022

Expanding the Supreme Court won’t fix its archaic structure

The Supreme Court’s structure, not size, is to blame for its misguidance
  • Rebecca Scherr
  • July 5, 2022

College Park City Council passes tree protection ordinance after intense debate

Residents who violate the ordinance must pay a penalty fee of $1,000 and residents who fail to plant a replacement tree or to pay the original fee will face an additional fee of $1,000
  • Grace Yarrow
  • May 11, 2022

Juries are capable of deciding damages. Damages caps undermine their ability.

Money cannot quantify pain and suffering. Damages caps ignore this.
  • Rebecca Scherr
  • April 28, 2022

Maryland General Assembly passes juvenile justice reform bills

The bills will work to protect children's human rights.
  • Hannah Ziegler
  • April 14, 2022

Oregon passed a law decriminalizing hard drugs. Experts aren’t sure if Maryland will follow.

Alan Lehman, a professor at this university, said if the measure succeeds in Oregon, it could be applied to other states.
  • Joelle Anselmo
  • November 24, 2020

Maryland General Assembly passes hate crime bill in honor of Richard Collins

The bill still requires Gov. Larry Hogan's signature.
  • Matt McDonald
  • March 17, 2020
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