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Volume 47, Number 1,

University of Baltimore Law Forum Volume 47 No. 1 (Fall 2016) Front Matter

Baltimore Law Clubs: A Tradition Promoting the Integrity of the Bar Through Scholarship and Congeniality
Stuart R. Berger and Bryant S. Green

The Regression of "Good Faith" in Maryland Commercial Law
Lisa D. Sparks

Comment: Maryland State Bank: The Responsible Solution for Fostering the Growth of Maryland's Medical Cannabis Program
David Bronfein

Recent Development: A Guy Named Moe, LLC v. Chipotle Mexican Grill of Colo., LLC: A Foreign Limited Liability Company Lacking Compliance with State Registration Requirements May Maintain Suit After Infirmity is Cured; The Company Must Also Meet the "Person Aggrieved" Requirement of Standing.
Alicia M. Kuhns

Recent Development: Assategue Coastal Trust, Inc. v. Schwalbach: An Applicant Must Satisfy the "Unwarranted Hardship" Standard to be Granted a Variance; the Variance Must Have No Adverse Impact on the Environment and Conform to the Purpose of the Critical Area Program
Michael Louis Brown

Recent Development: Jackson v. State: Successive Post-Conviction Petitions Are Not Barred by the Doctrine of Res Judicata or Maryland Rule 4-704; A Petition for DNA Testing Will Be Denied if the Evidentiary Threshold for a Wrongful Conviction Claim is Not Met.
Kayla M. DiNuccio

Recent Development: Reliable Contracting Co. v. Md. Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Auth.: A State Agency's Enabling Act is Constitutional If Their Decisions Are Subject to Judicial Review; Maryland Law Provides Guidelines for State Agencies When Using Their Discretion to Issue Penalties.
Nicholas Mastracci

Recent Development: Seal v. State: Pursuant to § 10-402(C)(2)'s Exception to the Wiretap Ban, an Individual is Not Under the Supervision of an Investigative or Law Enforcement Officer When Intercepting an Oral Communication, Absent Restrictions on Equipment Use and Some Subsequent Contact.
Ashley N. Simmons

Recent Developments: Sharp v. State: Despite Not Formally Objecting, Defense Counsel Properly Preserved the Issue of Whether the Circuit Court Inappropriately Weighed Defendant's Decision Not to Plead Guilty at Sentencing; The Circuit Court Did Not Impermissibly Consider Defendant's Rejection of the Plea Offer at Sentencing.
Colin Campbell

Recent Development: Sieglein v. Schmidt: Pursuant to § 1-206(B) of the Estates and Trusts Article, Artificial Insemination Encompasses In Vitro Fertilization Using Donated Sperm; A Court May Use the Goldberger Factors to Determine Voluntary Impoverishment; A Trial Court Can Issue a Permanent Injunction for Harassment Based on § 1-203(A) of the Family Law Article.
Virginia J. Yeoman

Recent Development: Toms v. Calvary Assembly of God, Inc.: Noise Resulting From Legally Permissable Fireworks Does Not Constitute an Abnormally Dangerous Activity, and the Application of Strict Liability is Inappropriate.
Jason C. Parkins