Baltimore City Sheriff Sam Cogen reflects on serving jury duty and argues that civic participation is essential to protecting democracy and ensuring justice is applied fairly. In the commentary, Cogen criticizes aggressive federal immigration enforcement tactics that he says have created fear in Baltimore communities, while emphasizing the historic power of juries to act as a safeguard against unjust laws and government overreach.
Tag: War on drugs
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A Christian call for justice: We must end the ‘War on Drugs’Â
The War on Drugs is a grave moral warning, as it threatens to reject mercy and execute judgment without due process, and has historically been unfair to Black communities, violating the Christian worldview of the sanctity of life and the perfect justice of God.
Posted inMaryland Government
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pardons over 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions
Maryland Governor Wes Moore has pardoned over 175,000 misdemeanor cannabis convictions in an effort to address the consequences of criminalization and to help build a brighter future for the state.