[galethus]

The signs are difficult to ignore: the Democratic leadership of the Maryland General Assembly conspired to make a series of unethical ex parte communications to Court of Appeals judges. All contacted judges should immediately recuse themselves. Otherwise the whole "judicial review process" of the Democrats' redistircting plan is a sham. It's Moscow on the Chesapeake. The Democrat-appointed judges, whose budget is controlled by Democrat litigants, will rubber-stamp the Democrat plan - even though it is unconstitutional.

[Dales]

There is no need to insult Moscow like that.

[Fred Mertz]

ping!

[JustAnAmerican]

Just another day in the life of the Socialists Republic Of Maryland. Just another plus for thinking about moving to VA or PA.

[Dog Gone]

I thought we gave Maryland to Cuba years ago.

[Catspaw]

I was going to say, "Frankly, I don't think anyone could be this stupid, especially a bunch of legislators," but then I realized it was Dems in Maryland and I realized I was stating the obvious.

[OldFriend]

Maryland where they bowed to pressure from demonrats to indict Linda Tripp.

About that new word from the dems.....accountability??????

[Donald Stone]

This doesn't surprise me at all about about Maryland and especially about the Chief Judge Bell.

In 1998 one of their Court of Appeals judges,was charged with alleged racketeering (for events he was alleged to be involved in prior to becoming a Maryland Court of Appeals judge).

In 2001 the Maryland Court of Appeals judge Lynne Battaglia (former U.S. Attorney for Maryland under Clinton) and her Chief of White Collar Crimes for the U.S. Attorneys Office in Maryland and the Head of the Maryland State Police were being investigated for alleged fraud by the DOJ.

[Timesink]

The signs are difficult to ignore: the Democratic leadership of the Maryland General Assembly conspired to make a series of unethical ex parte communications to Court of Appeals judges. All contacted judges should immediately recuse themselves. Otherwise the whole "judicial review process" of the Democrats' redistircting plan is a sham.

Could a Maryland citizen file suit and/or a criminal complaint to force this? Could the feds be brought in on it?

[galethus]

To Timesink, et al.: The web site for the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission (which sanctions lawyers' misconduct) is at: http://www.courts.state.md.us/attygrievance The web site for the Judicial Disability Commission (which sanctions judges' misconduct) is at: http://www.courts.state.md.us/juddisable.html Look at these site for applicable rules of conduct.

[Drango]

"overlooked"????

Translation: It's only a crime if we get caught....And then it's NOT a crime if we admitt it.

[JeepInMazar]

Why is this news? The curruption in Maryland State politics is well known and par for the course.

[Lancey Howard]

Maryland has become a sewer.
It's a shame, too, because it used to be a decent place.
However, the only way scumbags get elected is to be elected by scumbags. I was not aware that Maryland had become so loaded with parasites. Maybe because it is so close to Dirty City?

[Mr. Steady]

Noticed that the Post put this story on page B5. Imagine where the placement would be if this were a series of Republican State Sens illegally contacting a judge in this type of case.

[tracer]

"Maryland, My Maryland".......

[Trueblackman]

Soon Marylanders I will have a statement on this matter and AARLC will respond to this outrage!!!

[TLBSHOW]

commies are democrats