Admin. Off. of the Courts v. Abell Fnd.

Administrative Office of the Courts, et al. v. Abell Foundation No. 48, September Term 2021 Maryland Public Information Act – Rules on Access to Court Records – Administrative Records – Code Key for Public Access Database. An important common law principle provides that court proceedings and records are presumptively open to the public. In the Maryland Public Information Act (“PIA”), the General Assembly has established a policy that public records that are clearly disclosable should be made available for public inspection without unnecessary cost or delay. The Court of Appeals has adopted…