Thursday January 12, 1 - 2 pm: Midday on the Law - Bail hearings, court commissioners, ticket quotas, and a 'True Grit Writ'

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Midday 01.12.2012 2nd HOUR Midday on the Law.mp3

Time again for Midday on the Law, our look at legal matters in the news with attorneys (and wife and husband) Julie Rubin and Jim Astrachan. On today’s docket: The Maryland Court of Appeals says newly-arrested defendants who can’t afford a lawyer must be provided one during bail hearings; a Howard County judge throws out a drunk-driving case that she said was linked to a police quota system for citations, and the Baltimore Housing Authority has property seized to settle a debt. Plus, we’ll find out what 14-year-old Mattie was talking about in the Coen Brothers' "True Grit" when she used a certain legal term during her negotiations with the cunning merchant, Colonel Stonehill.