In miniature, June 23

• Even before today’s acquittal of officer Caesar Goodson, Freddie Gray prosecution was multi-car train wreck [Andrew Branca/Legal Insurrection, John Steele/Legal Ethics Forum]
• Flashback to January: “Maryland’s Police Union Rejects ‘Any and All’ Reforms” [Anthony Fisher, Reason]
• Informant hotline: “Towson U. implements ‘hate/bias’ reporting system to ensure ‘anti-racist campus climate’” [Dave Huber, The College Fix]
• “Baltimore may require warning labels on soda” [Jeff Quinton]
• On leftward shift among Annapolis Democrats: “There’s really no moderate contingent to be protected now.” [Josh Hicks, Washington Post] Apparently being a “progressive” group in Maryland means standing against tax competitiveness [David Lublin, Seventh State]
• “Best-Run States Are Heavily Republican, Study Finds” [John Merline/Investors Business Daily]