Legal Opinion

Mayor & City Cncl. of Ocean City v. Washington Post

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided April 3, 2026No. 0774/24Published

1Opinion of the Court

Mayor and City Council of Ocean City v. The Washington Post No. 774, Sept. Term, 2024 Opinion by Leahy, J. Maryland Public Information Act > Personnel Records > “Anton’s Law” Amendment Anton’s Law decreed that personnel records, as a category of records under the MPIA, do not include records relating to an investigation of police misconduct. Maryland Public Information Act > Investigatory Records > “Anton’s Law” Thus, records pertaining to allegations of police misconduct, including investigation and discipline records—once deemed records subject to mandatory denials under the above-…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Lockshin v. SemskerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2010
  2. Blackstone v. SharmaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2018
  3. Lovelace v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  4. A. S. Abell Publishing Co. v. MezzanoteCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
  5. PaineWebber Inc. v. EastCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001

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