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UPDATE - The @OIG_Baltimore has regained server access and withdrawn its motion for contempt, @isabel_cumming confirms. tinyurl.com/4hhft4s2
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UPDATE: @MayorBMScott administration is adding yet another hired gun to the legal team fighting the IG lawsuit. tinyurl.com/5bf2ftb5 Court filings show it's hired Alvin I. "Al" Frederick, who specializes in representing attorneys and judges in disciplinary and negligence cases
Attorney Alvin I. Frederick.

ALT Attorney Alvin I. Frederick.

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Yet another defeat for the @MayorBMScott administration in its battle with the IG. tinyurl.com/4hhft4s2 For the third time in nine days, the high court has dismissed his filings aimed at blocking the waste and corruption watchdog’s access to city records.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and City Solicitor Ebony Thompson. (Charm TV)

ALT Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and City Solicitor Ebony Thompson. (Charm TV)

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LATEST BREAKING: The MD Appellate Court has DENIED Mayor Scott's motion for a protective order against Inspector General Cumming's access to online records. This makes a 0-3 record for mayoral appeals in his continuing fight against Cumming's lawsuit. tinyurl.com/2f648tb6
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Baltimore defense attorney Billy Murphy represented the fictional Clay Davis on The Wire and, in real life, an assortment of high-profile clients... tinyurl.com/5bf2ftb5 ... including now "The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore" in @MayorBMScott's Inspector General dispute.
A scene from Season 5 of The Wire in which attorney Billy Murphy played himself.

ALT A scene from Season 5 of The Wire in which attorney Billy Murphy played himself.

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So. Baltimore residents are celebrating the news we broke last night: @MDEnvironment TODAY will announce that the Curtis Bay medical waste incinerator - whose pollution releases they've been doggedly reporting - will no longer function as an incinerator tinyurl.com/mtxruysc
Photos from the trail cam set up by residents to record smoke releases from Curtis Bay Energy, whose pollution releases the communities in South Baltimore and northern Anne Arundel have been complaining about for decades. (Charm TV)

ALT Photos from the trail cam set up by residents to record smoke releases from Curtis Bay Energy, whose pollution releases the communities in South Baltimore and northern Anne Arundel have been complaining about for decades. (Charm TV)

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BREAKING: Maryland officials tomorrow will announce a settlement with Curtis Bay Energy to end its medical waste incineration operation in So. Baltimore tinyurl.com/mtxruysc Residents had to push @MDEnvironment to do it, using cellphones and trail cams, to document pollution
Black smoke rises from Curtis Bay Energy on January 26, 2024. (Carlos Sanchez, Greg Sawtell)

ALT Black smoke rises from Curtis Bay Energy on January 26, 2024. (Carlos Sanchez, Greg Sawtell)

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"Billy" Murphy charges onstage to aid Brandon Scott in his fight with the inspector general. Insiders say the move suggests City Hall is worried about the political and potential criminal repercussions of the dispute. tinyurl.com/5bf2ftb5
Legal shark and political powerbroker William H. Murphy Jr.

ALT Legal shark and political powerbroker William H. Murphy Jr.

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INSPECTOR GENERAL LATEST: (1) Scott admin has filed motion with MD Appellate Court to take away the online access they claim to have given Isabel Cumming under a new claim of attorney-client privilege. (2) Hired attorney Billy Murphy in contempt battle. tinyurl.com/2f648tb6
Celebrity lawyer William "Billy" Murphy has been hired to represent the Scott admin in contempt of court dispute with Inspector General Isabel Cumming.

ALT Celebrity lawyer William "Billy" Murphy has been hired to represent the Scott admin in contempt of court dispute with Inspector General Isabel Cumming.

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LATEST BREAKING: Mayor Scott files a THIRD appeal to the MD Appellate Court to block full records access to Inspector General Isabel Cumming. (The first 2 appeals were denied.) STILL UNANSWERED: what access to what records is the IG now getting? tinyurl.com/2f648tb6
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming.

ALT Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming.

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Ryan Dorsey's ADU bill fails on a tie vote, after the City Council advances his bill creating the Harford Road Overlay District. tinyurl.com/nharcvjs [We have the vote counts on each]
The Council met last night in the Reeves Room at City Hall due to technical problems with the sound in Council Chambers. (WebX)

ALT The Council met last night in the Reeves Room at City Hall due to technical problems with the sound in Council Chambers. (WebX)

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The Baltimore County Auditor did her job - now it’s time for the State Prosecutor to do his. tinyurl.com/5n8zm7fc Did the budgetary chicanery that resulted in the taxpayer funding of a county golf course clubhouse cross the line into misconduct? [OP-ED]
There’s no official word when the Rocky Point Clubhouse, currently fenced off from the public, will open. (Mark Reutter)

ALT There’s no official word when the Rocky Point Clubhouse, currently fenced off from the public, will open. (Mark Reutter)

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FULL TEXT of the contempt motion filed this afternoon by Inspector General Isabel Cumming against Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott for failure to provide court-ordered records access. tinyurl.com/7xv3aws8
Mayor Brandon Scott with his top attorney, City Solicitor Ebony Thompson.

ALT Mayor Brandon Scott with his top attorney, City Solicitor Ebony Thompson.

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Strong words in @isabel_cumming's request that the @MayorBMScott administration be held in contempt. tinyurl.com/7xv3aws8 "This is not a case of negligence, inadvertence, or good faith incapacity; the City has deliberately withheld access."
Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming.

ALT Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming.

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UPDATE: Baltimore Deputy Police Commissioner BRIAN NADEAU has resigned. We wrote today about his reported efforts to pressure city's ex-police oversight head to reduce discipline against other high-ranking officials. tinyurl.com/yasnzm3t
Brian Nadeau (right) with Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley.

ALT Brian Nadeau (right) with Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley.

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BREAKING: Baltimore Inspector General asks judge to hold the @MayorBMScott administration in civil contempt. tinyurl.com/7xv3aws8 IG says the city did not restore records access by 1 p.m. today in defiance of Judge Pamela White’s earlier order
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Inspector General Isabel Cumming.

ALT Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Inspector General Isabel Cumming.

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Ex-police oversight official says suspended @BaltimorePolice deputy commissioner Nadeau pressured her to reduce discipline against high-ranking officers in her first weeks on the job. tinyurl.com/yasnzm3t
In her new position, Aeiramique Glass speaks in Madison, Wis., about observing arrests at a recent police protest. (The Capital Times)

ALT In her new position, Aeiramique Glass speaks in Madison, Wis., about observing arrests at a recent police protest. (The Capital Times)

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City Council to vote tonight on Ryan Dorsey's ADU bill which one member calls a “backdoor” attempt to allow more multi-family conversions tinyurl.com/mvu7mak2
In committee last week, Baltimore City Council members Mark Parker, Paris Gray and Phylicia Porter vote against ADU bill. (Charm TV)

ALT In committee last week, Baltimore City Council members Mark Parker, Paris Gray and Phylicia Porter vote against ADU bill. (Charm TV)

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Despite residents turning out in force to oppose it, Ryan Dorsey’s committee advances his Harford Rd overlay bill tinyurl.com/43yxkvru Before the vote, they denounced a zoning change they said would "pack people like sardines" and "hand enormous one-sided power to developers."
Baltimore City Councilman Ryan Dorsey speaks about his "Overlay" bill that open up single-family properties along the Harford Road corridor to apartment conversions and teardowns for new construction. (Charm TV)

ALT Baltimore City Councilman Ryan Dorsey speaks about his "Overlay" bill that open up single-family properties along the Harford Road corridor to apartment conversions and teardowns for new construction. (Charm TV)

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Judge will not delay Baltimore IG’s access to records, denies City's motion. tinyurl.com/5n89hdpc Her order decries “continued interference with the Charter responsibilities of the OIG by rejecting lawful subpoenas or refusing to restore the access to City records.”
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Senior Circuit Court Judge Pamela J. White.

ALT Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Senior Circuit Court Judge Pamela J. White.

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