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Headline Cases for Sandler Law LLC
- Religious Freedom Case
- Brian Betts
- University of Maryland Basketball Police Brutality
- Teen Bombmaker
- Potomac Murder Case
- Robbery Spree
- Recent Appellate Cases
Rene Sandler wins victory in religious freedom case
in a February 24, 2011 published opinion
by the Maryland Court of Appeals.
Maryland's highest appellate court recognized that the trial judge had abused her discretion in denying the Plaintiff, an Orthodox Jewish man, an accommodation to strictly observe his religion during the trial which would have required a brief suspension of the trial. "This opinion recognizes a person's right to freely observe his religion and requires that the court put such observance before any administrative inconvenience of the court," says Sandler. View PDF
Sandler Law LLC and Brian Betts
Rene Sandler and her co-counsel attorney Gloria Allred represent the family of Brian Betts who was robbed and murdered in his home in April, 2010. Alante Saunders, the man who pulled the trigger and killed Brian Betts was sentenced on November 23, 2010 to serve 40 years in prison. Following Saunders' sentencing, the family of Brian Betts spoke publicly for the first time and talked about the devastating impact Brian's death has had on them.
- Plagued by homicides, Silver Spring home for sale
TBD.com • May 26, 2011 • read article - Murder house for sale: Would YOU buy a home where three people were killed in a decade?
DailyMail.co.uk • May 27, 2011 • read article - Homicide House on the Market in Silver Spring
NBCWashington.com • May 26, 2011 • read article - D.C. man sentenced to 18 months after pleading guilty as accessory after the fact in Betts murder
Gazette.net • April 1, 2011 • read article - DCPS budget: The Brian Betts effect
WashingtonPost.com • March 10, 2011 • read article - Final suspect in Brian Betts murder case expected to plead guilty Wednesday
Gazette.net • January 26, 2011 • read article - Family of slain gay principal pushes hate crime prosecution
WashingtonBlade.com • December 16, 2010 • read article - Was Slain Principal Targeted Because He Was Gay?
NBCWashington.com • December 7, 2010 • read article - Gloria Allred meets with DoJ about Brian Betts' death 1207
Brightcove.com • December 7, 2010 • watch video - Rene Sandler and her co-counsel Gloria Allred met with Justice Department attorneys to urge them to prosecute Brian Betts' killers.
WUSA9.com • December 7, 2010 • watch video - Gloria Allred and Betts family attorney Rene Sandler meet with Justice Department
MetroWeekly.com • December 7, 2010 • WATCH PRESS CONFERENCE - 3rd suspect pleads in Betts slaying
Washintgonpost.com • November 30, 2010 • read article - District man pleads guilty as accessory in murder
of popular D.C. principal and Silver Spring man
Gazette.net • December 1, 2010 • read article - Third man enters guilty plea in Betts Murder
WTOP.com • November 30, 2010 • read article - Third Guilty Plea Due in Brian Betts Murder
WTOP.com • November 25, 2010 • read article - Slain Principal's Family on Killer's Sentence
NBCWashington.com • November 24, 2010 • watch video - Triggerman Sentenced in Principal Murder
NBCWashington.com • November 23, 2010 • watch video - New Allegations in Beloved Principal Murder Sentencing
WUSA9.com • November 23, 2010 • watch video - Alante Saunders guilty plea Brian Betts murder 1108
TBD.com • November 8, 2010 • read article - Alante Saunders Pleads Guilty in Murder of Principal Brian Betts
MyFoxDC.com • November 8, 2010 • read article - Gunman Pleads Guilty in Principal Death
NBCWashington.com • November 8, 2010 • read article - Alante Saunders Pleads Guilty in Murder of Principal Brian Betts
MyFoxDC.com • November 8, 2010 • read article - Gunman Pleads Guilty in D.C. Principal's Death
NBCWashington.com • November 8, 2010 • read article - Guilty plea expected in murder of D.C. principal
WTop.com • November 8, 2010 • read article - Man pleads guilty in Betts slaying
WashingtonPost.com • November 8, 2010 • read article - Teen admits to killing D.C. principal
WashingtonExaminer.com • November 8, 2010 • read article
- Shaw Middle School Principal Brian Betts
Found Dead in Silver Spring Home, SUV Missing
CBSNews.com • April 16, 2010 • read article - New lead in murdered principal case
AC360.blogs.cnn.com • April 19, 2010 • read article - Details Emerge in Slaying of 'Inspirational' DC Principal
AOLNews.com • April 20, 2010 • read article - Honor Brian Betts-Stay Honest On Student Success
TheWashingtonTeacher.blogspot.com • April 20, 2010 • read article - We Want Justice for Brian Betts!
NancyGrace.blogs.cnn.com • April 26, 2010 • read article - Suspects in D.C. principal Brian Betts's slaying have criminal records
Washingtonpost.com • May 5, 2010 • read article - We Want Justice Update: Arrests in Murder of Brian Betts!
NancyGrace.blogs.cnn.com • May 7, 2010 • read article
BKB Foundation for Brian Betts
The BKB Foundation was established to preserve the memory and legacy of Brian Betts who was murdered in his home in Montgomery County, Maryland in April, 2010. Donations to the Brian K. Betts Foundation (via DC Public Education Fund) will allow his family to continue to fulfill Brian's commitments to academic success. Each year the family will award monies in Brian's name to a diverse selection of causes based on the passions of this tremendous man who is deeply missed by his students, family and friends each day. make a donation
Sandler Law LLC and
University of Maryland Basketball Police Brutality
Charges Dropped in Case
Involving U-Md. Student
Rene Sandler was instrumental in having charges dropped against her client where police and prosecutors refused to turn over critical evidence. Sandler said, “It’s disgraceful that no one was interested in investigating. No one was interested in finding out the truth,” referring to police and prosecutors. read article
Prosecutor drops case against Rene Sandler's client, a University of Maryland student wrongfully charged by police following the MD/Duke Men's basketball game on March 3, 2010.
read article 1 • read article 2 • watch video
Rene Sandler, Esq. has been recognized on Wikipedia for uncovering police brutality in a case that received international attention. Ms. Sandler's client was beaten and then wrongfully charged by police following the Maryland vs. Duke Men's basketball game at the University of Maryland last year. All charged were dropped against Rene Sandler's client. read article
Sandler Law LLC and Teen Bombmaker
SEE RENE SANDLER INTERVIEWED ON WRC TV 4.
Rene Sandler represents one of two teens charged in explosives case
that drew international attention.
NBCWashington.com • September 23, 2009
Rene Sandler represented one of two teens charged in bombmaking case that drew international attention. In response to the entry of a guilty plea by the Co-Defendant Rene Sandler said, “"Both boys have accepted responsibility for their involvement in a very serious case and can now begin to get on with their lives." read article
Gene Meyer’s article in the March/April Bethesda Magazine edition featuring Rene Sandler’s bomb and explosives case that has received international attention. read article (PDF)
Potomac Murder Case
On November 30, 2010 Rene Sandler was quoted in Potomac murder case following sentencing for Co-Defendant in the Washington Post. read article
Rene Sandler is quoted in the Washington Post on local murder case.
read article
Rene Sandler obtains favorable result for client who will be referred to Patuxent Institution to serve his sentence.
- Germantown Man Sentenced in Violent Robbery Spree
Germantown.Patch.com • July 1, 2011 • read article
Recent Appellate Cases
- Rene Sandler wins reversal and new trial for client in religious freedom case in Maryland. Alexander Neustadter v. Holy Cross Hospital, Maryland Court of Appeals.
- Rene Sandler raises important religious issue in Court of Special Appeals.
MDDailyRecord.com • read article - Culture clash in the ICUWas life-support denied to Shoah survivor?
WashingtonJewishWeek.com • November 4, 2009 • read article - Md. Court of Special Appeals rules trial court efficiency trumps Jewish holiday
AllBusiness.com • October 26, 2009 • read article - Rory Leftwich v. State of Maryland
March 19, 2007 • read article
