by Fern ShenOct 31, 2019
$8 million for injured cadet among city’s largest settlements
The case against a Baltimore police officer was strong – so were those of other complainants whose lawsuits have been settled for much less.
Crime & Justice
Oct 7, 2019
City Council tentatively passes bill to end police “gag orders”
Tonight’s unanimous vote suggests that the bill can sustain a veto by Mayor Jack Young. ACLU hails the Council’s action.
Sep 18, 2019
City solicitor, under fire for defending gag orders, decries people “who want to put us down”
Andre Davis says non-disparagement agreements are “the way lawsuits have been settled for hundreds of years.”
Sep 17, 2019
Tales of beatings and terror as City Council advances bill to end police misconduct “gag” clauses
Pushing back on victims, lawmakers and his former 4th Circuit colleagues, Baltimore City Solicitor Andre Davis defends, and still requires, non-disclosure agreements.
Sep 16, 2019
ACLU calls Young’s executive order on police misconduct gag orders “a sham”
Order allows Baltimore to continue gag orders, prohibiting only “unreasonable” ones. ACLU calls Young’s “truth-to-power” language in issuing the order “disgusting.”
Aug 29, 2019
Baltimore won’t pursue “gag order” case to the Supreme Court
Accepting the Appeals Court ruling that police settlements include unconstitutional provisions, Andre Davis argues that he has changed the language to satisfy the courts.
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