Filings

• 12/9/22 – Opinion issued by District Court granting summary judgment to plaintiffs
• 4/6/22 – Filed motion for summary judgment
• 6/15/21 – Opinion issued by Fourth Circuit vacating dismissal and remanding to district court for further proceedings
• 6/26/20 – Reply brief filed in Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals by plaintiffs
• 6/5/20 – Response brief filed in Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals by defendants
• 4/10/20 – Amicus briefs filed by Cato Institute, Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression, and Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 23 media organizations in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants
• 3/23/20 – Opening brief filed in Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals by plaintiffs
• 1/14/20 – Memorandum Opinion issued by District Judge granting motion to dismiss
• 8/30/19 – Reply in support of motion dismiss filed by defendants
• 8/2/19 – Filed an opposition to defendants’ motion to dismiss
• 7/16/19 – Motion to dismiss filed by defendants
• 5/28/19 – Filed a lawsuit challenging a Maryland ban on broadcasting criminal court proceedings
• 5/14/19 – Sent a letter to the Prince George’s County Circuit Court on behalf of a community organizer and nonprofit organization asserting their right to broadcast publicly available court recordings
• 5/2/19 – Sent letters to the Baltimore City Circuit Court on behalf of independent journalists and nonprofit organizations asserting their right to broadcast publicly available court recordings
• 4/9/19 – Sent a letter to the Baltimore City Circuit Court on behalf of an independent journalist asserting her right to broadcast publicly available court recordings

In the News

12/12/22 – Daily Record covers district court opinion granting summary judgment to plaintiffs in challenge to Maryland’s ban on broadcasting criminal court proceedings

12/10/22 – Washington Times covers district court opinion granting summary judgment to plaintiffs in challenge to Maryland’s ban on broadcasting criminal court proceedings

12/9/22 – CBS News covers district court opinion granting summary judgment to plaintiffs in challenge to Maryland’s ban on broadcasting criminal court proceedings

6/23/21 – First Amendment Watch covers Fourth Circuit opinion vacating dismissal of ICAP’s case challenging Maryland’s ban on broadcasting criminal court proceedings and remanding to the district court for further proceedings

6/16/21 – Reuters covers Fourth Circuit opinion vacating dismissal of ICAP’s case challenging Maryland’s ban on broadcasting criminal court proceedings and remanding to the district court for further proceedings

6/16/21 – Baltimore Sun covers Fourth Circuit opinion vacating dismissal of ICAP’s case challenging Maryland’s ban on broadcasting criminal court proceedings and remanding to the district court for further proceedings

6/15/21 – Volokh Conspiracy covers Fourth Circuit opinion vacating dismissal of ICAP’s case challenging Maryland’s ban on broadcasting criminal court proceedings and remanding to the district court for further proceedings

1/28/21 – Washington Post covers oral argument before the Fourth Circuit in ICAP’s case challenging Maryland’s ban on broadcasting criminal court proceedings

1/28/21 – Courthouse News covers oral argument before the Fourth Circuit in ICAP’s case challenging Maryland’s ban on broadcasting criminal court proceedings

4/30/20 – First Amendment Watch covers ICAP’s efforts challenging Maryland’s ban on broadcasting criminal court proceedings

6/6/19 – Columbia Journalism Review covers ICAP’s efforts challenging Maryland’s ban on broadcasting criminal court proceedings

5/28/19 – Baltimore Fishbowl covers ICAP’s suit challenging Maryland’s ban on broadcasting criminal court proceedings