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Jared Kushner, special advisor to the president, is welcomed by European commission President Jean-Claude Juncker ahead of their meeting in Brussels on June 4, 2019. (Photo by Ale_Mi via Depositphotos)

Kushner family rental company owes MD tenants over $4M, judge rules

A Baltimore judge awarded over $4.17 million in damages to over 17,000 tenants who were charged illegal fees by the property management wing of Kushner Cos., the development group co-owned by Jared Kushner.

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AstraZeneca employee in MD accused of insider trading

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A Kansas federal judge recently imposed penalties that included fines ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 upon attorneys responsible for mistakenly submitting a brief containing falsehoods created by artificial intelligence. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)

MD man sentenced to prison for trying to aid ISIS

A Maryland man was sentenced to years in prison for attempting to provide material support or resources to the Islamic State group, court records show.

Business

Elon Musk walks to attend the trial in his lawsuit over OpenAI for-profit conversion at a federal courthouse, in Oakland, California, on April 29, 2026. (REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo/File Photo)

Judge approves Elon Musk settlement with SEC despite misgivings, ‘red flags’

A federal judge approved the SEC's settlement with Elon Musk over his purchase of Twitter shares, despite expressing "significant misgivings" about the "red flags" the accord raised.

Government

U.S. federal agents look on as they stand guard in Camarillo, California, on July 10, 2025. (REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo)

DOJ sues MD, alleging new immigration law obstructs Trump’s authority

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Maryland, alleging that a new immigration law thwarts the Trump administration’s authority.

Healthcare

AstraZeneca Frederick Manufacturing Center (courtesy photo)

AstraZeneca employee in MD accused of insider trading

An employee of the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is accused of insider trading after allegedly buying stock in a company shortly before it was acquired by his employer.

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Jared Kushner, special advisor to the president, is welcomed by European commission President Jean-Claude Juncker ahead of their meeting in Brussels on June 4, 2019. (Photo by Ale_Mi via Depositphotos)

Kushner family rental company owes MD tenants over $4M, judge rules

A Baltimore judge awarded over $4.17 million in damages to over 17,000 tenants who were charged illegal fees by the property management wing of Kushner Cos., the development group co-owned by Jared Kushner.

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MoCo-based food distributor expands into Frederick County

Former US Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool vandalism case

DOJ threatens top MD election official with criminal charges

Washington County state’s attorney narrowly wins GOP primary

Appellate Court of MD: Second Amendment, reformation, tolling

Anne Arundel enacts eviction law similar to one deemed unconstitutional in Baltimore

Glen Burnie ICE shooting victim’s injuries not being treated, lawyers say

Trump administration puts plan for Harriet Tubman $20 bill on ice

A Kansas federal judge recently imposed penalties that included fines ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 upon attorneys responsible for mistakenly submitting a brief containing falsehoods created by artificial intelligence. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)

MD man sentenced to prison for trying to aid ISIS

A Maryland man was sentenced to years in prison for attempting to provide material support or resources to the Islamic State group, court records show.

U.S. federal agents look on as they stand guard in Camarillo, California, on July 10, 2025. (REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo)

DOJ sues MD, alleging new immigration law obstructs Trump’s authority

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Maryland, alleging that a new immigration law thwarts the Trump administration’s authority.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown was one of more than 20 attorney generals who are asking a federal judge to reject a Trump administration's move to dismantle a 50-year-old program meant to help minority- and women-owned businesses win government contracts. (Rachel Konieczny / The Daily Record file photo)

MD claims immunity from some sexual abuse lawsuits filed under Child Victims Act

The Supreme Court of Maryland has agreed to hear the state’s challenge to the Child Victims Act in a case that could end hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits.

Jared Kushner, special advisor to the president, is welcomed by European commission President Jean-Claude Juncker ahead of their meeting in Brussels on June 4, 2019. (Photo by Ale_Mi via Depositphotos)

Kushner family rental company owes MD tenants over $4M, judge rules

A Baltimore judge awarded over $4.17 million in damages to over 17,000 tenants who were charged illegal fees by the property management wing of Kushner Cos., the development group co-owned by Jared Kushner.

AstraZeneca Frederick Manufacturing Center (courtesy photo)

AstraZeneca employee in MD accused of insider trading

An employee of the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is accused of insider trading after allegedly buying stock in a company shortly before it was acquired by his employer.

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Judge says E. Jean Carroll can collect $5M damage award from Trump

A U.S. judge authorized the payment of a multimillion-dollar verdict to magazine writer E. Jean Carroll to satisfy a 2023 civil verdict.

Elon Musk walks to attend the trial in his lawsuit over OpenAI for-profit conversion at a federal courthouse, in Oakland, California, on April 29, 2026. (REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo/File Photo)

Judge approves Elon Musk settlement with SEC despite misgivings, ‘red flags’

A federal judge approved the SEC's settlement with Elon Musk over his purchase of Twitter shares, despite expressing "significant misgivings" about the "red flags" the accord raised.

A fence surrounds the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington on July 8, 2026. (REUTERS/Kylie Cooper)

Former US Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool vandalism case

A former U.S. Olympic canoeist pleaded not guilty to vandalizing a portion of the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks about the Trump administration's effort to combat fraud, in Bangor, Maine, May 14, 2026. (REUTERS/Taylor Coester)

‘CatsOnACouch’ Instagram account owner sues over exclusion from Vance event

A woman who runs several cat-themed social media accounts mocking Vice President JD Vance filed a lawsuit alleging she was unconstitutionally barred from hearing him speak at an event in Maine.

The Washington Post building. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post)

Judge rules for The Washington Post in $3.8B defamation suit from Trump Media

A federal judge ruled in favor of The Washington Post, throwing out a $3.8 billion defamation lawsuit filed in 2023 by Trump Media.

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