On Monday, the Supreme Court of Maryland granted review in two juvenile cases (to be argued this spring) and one criminal case (to be argued this fall).

Today the Supreme Court of Maryland granted review in one case, which is the first appeal it has designated for argument during its September 2026 Term.

On Friday, the Supreme Court of Maryland granted review in two civil appeals and one criminal appeal.

The Supreme Court of Maryland today granted review in three civil cases.

On Friday, the Supreme Court of Maryland granted review in four cases.

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.