Filings

• 9/24/19 – Obtained a judicial decision invalidating the court’s blanket restriction on access to audio recordings
• 8/2/19 – Opposition to motion for summary judgment filed by defendants
• 7/19/19 – Filed an opposition to defendants’ motion to dismiss
• 7/1/19 – Motion to dismiss filed by defendants
• 6/21/19 – Filed a motion for summary judgment to require the Baltimore City Circuit Court to comply with a Maryland law that guarantees public access to court audio recordings
• 5/2/19 – Filed, on behalf of a journalist, a mandamus suit to require the Baltimore City Circuit Court to comply with a Maryland law that guarantees public access to court audio recordings

In the News

9/30/19 – Baltimore Sun covers favorable decision invalidating the Baltimore City Circuit Court’s blanket restriction on access to court audio recordings 

7/23/19 – The Appeal covers ICAP’s lawsuits challenging a Pennsylvania ban on recording bail hearing proceedings and to require the Baltimore City Circuit Court to comply with a Maryland law that guarantees public access to court audio recordings

5/7/19 – U.S. Press Freedom Tracker covers ICAP’s suit to require the Baltimore City Circuit Court to comply with a Maryland law that guarantees public access to court audio recordings

5/3/19 – The Intercept covers ICAP’s suit to require the Baltimore City Circuit Court to comply with a Maryland law that guarantees public access to court audio recordings

Press Releases

5/2/19 –  Local Journalist Sues Baltimore Court Officials Demanding Access to Audio Recordings