Maryland Public Defender Complains Of ‘superspreader’ Court Hearings

Paul M. Duggan, Washington Post: Local
Tue, 11/24/2020 - 3:09pm

The state’s chief judge is asked to scale back in-person proceedings during the pandemic.

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