The Supreme Court of Maryland today granted review in two criminal and two civil appeals.

This morning saw a surprise second batch of certiorari grants from the Supreme Court of Maryland. Both cases address the retroactivity of the 2023 statute that prohibits “law enforcement officer[s from] initiat[ing] a stop or a search of a person, a motor vehicle, or a vessel based solely on . . . the odor of burnt or unburnt cannabis.” Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 1-211(a)(1).

In the second of the two cases, Judge Friedman authored a concurring opinion expressing his belief that Appellate Court’s reported opinions, giving the statute prospective-only operation, were wrongly decided. He also noted that other pending appeals raised the same issues.

The Supreme Court of Maryland today granted review in two civil appeals and one criminal appeal.

Today the Supreme Court of Maryland granted review in three civil appeals and one criminal appeal.

On Friday, the Supreme Court of Maryland granted review in two civil appeals and two criminal appeals. The headline case is Santana v. State, in which Judge Nazarian authored a concurrence suggesting the case was an appropriate vehicle for the Supreme Court of Maryland to reconsider the Double Jeopardy standard for when a defendant claims that the State’s recklessness forced a mistrial.

Friday also marked the first time, since Justice Michele Hotten retired from the Supreme Court of Maryland, that certiorari was granted to review an Appellate Court decision she authored.

Today the Supreme Court of Maryland granted review in one civil appeal and two criminal appeals. In two of the opinions under review, Judge Harrell dissented from the Appellate Court’s opinion).

The Supreme Court of Maryland today granted expedited bypass review in one case, adding it to the Court’s argument calendar for June 5, the last scheduled argument day for the September 2024 Term. A space opened up on the Court’s calendar upon the voluntary dismissal last week of In re Expungement Petition of Bradley B., which had been scheduled for argument on June 5.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Maryland granted two civil petitions, including in climate change litigation. Both matters have been scheduled for argument in October.

The Supreme Court of Maryland on Friday granted review in five different appeals. The grant in the sealed In re: Criminal Investigation matter is on four different petitions. The questions differ slightly among the four petitions; we have listed the questions presented on No. 7, which is the most comprehensive.

Last Friday, the Supreme Court of Maryland granted review in two civil cases. It has assigned both cases for argument during the 2025 Term, which begins in September.