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Judge rejects request to move MD redistricting lawsuit from Dorchester County
A Dorchester County judge rejected a request to move a lawsuit challenging the state’s proposed new redistricting regulations to Anne Arundel County.
Federal court upholds big real estate settlement despite class members’ objections
A federal court upheld a more than $1 billion settlement to resolve antitrust claims that real estate brokerages conspired to inflate agents' commissions.
New bar exam sees rocky rollout in MD and beyond, but some prefer format
The new NextGen bar exam got off to a rocky start, with the three jurisdictions with the most test-takers, including Maryland, facing delays.
4th Circuit Court of Appeals: Eminent domain, prescription drugs, more
Eminent domain — prescription drugs — evidentiary hearing
Supreme Court of MD: Exclusionary rule
Where a suppression court is asked to exclude evidence obtained pursuant to a search warrant when the search warrant affidavit...
Harvard to pay $53M to settle lawsuits over theft of body parts
Harvard University has agreed to pay $53 million to resolve lawsuits by families alleging it mishandled the bodies of loved ones donated to its medical school and whose parts were then sold on the black market by the former manager of its morgue.
Somerset school board’s law firm sues MD’s K-12 insurer
The Somerset County Board of Education's law firm sued the Maryland Association of Boards of Education, accusing a high-level staffer of defaming a lawyer in emails about a chaotic meeting that prompted a federal lawsuit.
4th Circuit says proximity to drug market does not justify search of home
The 4th Circuit tossed the gun possession conviction of a Maryland man, agreeing that the warrant that allowed the search of the home he was in was based on flimsy information.
Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty in MD to conspiring to conceal COVID-19 records
A former adviser to infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci pleaded guilty to conspiring to evade public records laws and conceal government documents.
2 Supreme Court decisions later, MD birthright citizenship case will continue
Despite the Supreme Court upholding birthright citizenship in June, a lawsuit in Maryland can proceed to challenge President Donald Trump's new restrictions, a judge ruled.
Biden-era ‘ghost guns’ restrictions are unconstitutional, judge rules
A federal judge in Texas has declared that a regulation adopted by Democratic former President Joe Biden’s administration targeting largely untraceable “ghost guns” is unconstitutional — a ruling issued after […]
Meta rejects allegations it sought to hook children as landmark trial begins
At the start of a landmark trial, Meta rejected accusations that it intentionally sought to addict children to its Facebook and Instagram platforms in pursuit of profit.
