Appeals court rules identity of political donors can be hidden from public view

Appeals court rules identity of political donors can be hidden from public view

Marilyn and Nick Mosby outside the U.S. District Courthouse in Baltimore in April 2022. (Photo by Bruce DePuyt/Maryland Matters)A three-judge panel of the Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled that individual donations to a political fund are private financial information and must be protected from public identification. The May 2 opinion, by Judge Kathryn Grill Graeff, said that public interest in government transparency and uncovering corruption…

Appeals Court upholds redaction of names of donors to Nick and Marilyn Mosby’s legal defense fund

The Brew and Baltimore Sun argued that the city ethics board violated the Maryland Public Information Act by obscuring who gave money to help the elected officials fight a federal probe