Tag: Ivan Bates

Maryland Week in Review: Baltimore Reviews a Controversial Letter, Blueprint Board Seeks a Longer Pause and Early Voting Opens Thursday

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Baltimore's mayor spent the week answering for a letter, and the answer raised more...

Rutledge Backs Notice and a Hearing for Officers Before They Land on “Do Not Call” Lists

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews BEL AIR, Md. — Jim Rutledge, the Republican nominee for Maryland attorney general, said...

Rutledge Uses Sparrows Point Crash to Press Brown on Juvenile Crime, as a New Youth Charging Law Nears Its Oct. 1 Start

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. — Republican attorney general nominee Jim Rutledge is using a...

Baltimore’s New Public Safety Agency Arrives Amid Fraud Fallout, a Records Fight and a Council Shake-Up

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Mayor Brandon Scott and City Council President Zeke Cohen announced legislation Monday to...

One Signature, No Judge: How Maryland Lets a Single Accusation Freeze a Custody Case

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A commissioner — not a judge — can issue a protective order in Maryland based on one...

Bates Says Maryland’s Juvenile System Is “Broken.” The Cases He’s Pointing To Show Why He’s Not Alone.

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates posted a statement on X Thursday declaring that...

Baltimore SAO Announces Guilty Plea in Federal Hill Bouncer Assault Case

By MDBayNews Staff The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office announced Monday that a guilty plea has been secured in...

Bates Responds to Not Guilty Verdict in Daaon Spears Case as Baltimore Demands Answers

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office released a formal statement Friday following a...

Maryland Prosecutors Push to Close Citizen-Warrant Loophole

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews At its core, House Bill 336 is about aligning power with accountability. When a single...

Baltimore State’s Attorney Pushes Sweeping Legislative Agenda as General Assembly Opens

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As the Maryland General Assembly convened for its 2026 session, Ivan Bates unveiled an...