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Court opinions

Appellate Court of Maryland
Jun 11, 2026

Appellate Court of Maryland: VEQ clause, unreasonable risk of harm, redevelopment

VEQ clause — unreasonable risk of harm — redevelopment

Supreme Court of Maryland
Jun 11, 2026

Supreme Court of Maryland: Search and seizure

Reasonable suspicion to believe that a person is carrying a gun, by itself, no longer justifies a Terry stop.

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is shown in 2017. (U.S. General Services Administration file photo)
Jun 4, 2026

4th Circuit: First Amendment, statute of limitations, hearsay

First Amendment — statute of limitations — hearsay

Supreme Court of Maryland
Jun 4, 2026

Supreme Court of Maryland: Fourth Amendment, reasonable suspicion

Fourth Amendment — reasonable suspicion

Jun 3, 2026

D.N.M. v. State of Maryland

Criminal Law—Evidence—S.T. Trial court erred in admitting a Snapchat message sent by the appellant the day before the shooting, as it lacked relevance and was highly prejudicial to his self-defense claim.

Jun 3, 2026

W.R. v. State of Maryland

Criminal Law—Assault—S.T. Trial court found that Richardson was a mutual aggressor in a gunfight and that imperfect self-defense did not apply to his conviction for first-degree assault.

Jun 2, 2026

D.A.G. v. State of Maryland

Criminal Law—Sentencing—I.A.T. Trial court erred in failing to merge the sentence for reckless endangerment with the sentence for first-degree assault because all facts to prove reckless endangerment were included in the first-degree assault.

Jun 2, 2026

E.M.G. v. L.M.R.T.

I.T.—Negligence - Assumption of R.T. Court affirmed summary judgment for LMRT, finding Ginexi's injury arose from an inherent risk of skiing, thus barring her claim under P.S.R.A..

Jun 2, 2026

S.K. v. D.T., E.A.C.P.—Foreclosure—A.D.T.

Appellate court dismissed M.K. appeal as moot, finding that the circuit court's E.O. nullified the prior ratification of the sale, rendering her challenges ineffective.

Jun 1, 2026

D.S., E.A.. v. M.R.I., E.A.C.P.—S.J.—F.I.T.

Circuit court did not abuse its discretion by denying appellants' motion for summary judgment, as material facts regarding legal justification for detention were in dispute.

Jun 1, 2026

R.R. v. State of Maryland

Criminal Law—E.A.—Possession of H.T. Circuit court did not err in admitting evidence of R.O. 2022 arrest for possession of a firearm, finding it relevant to establish his identity in the August 2022 shooting.

Jun 1, 2026

M.H. v. State of Maryland

Criminal Law—J.I.—I.T. Court erred in responding “no” to the jury’s question regarding whether Harvey needed to specifically intend to kill the victim to be convicted of first-degree murder.