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A view of the NFL logo on a football at the goal line during a game at the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas, on Jan 27, 2026. (Jerome Miron-Imagn Images)
Apr 9, 2026

DOJ opens probe into NFL over anticompetitive practices, source says

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether the NFL has engaged in anticompetitive tactics that harm consumers, a source said.

The remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Patapsco River after a container ship collided with the span on March 26, 2024. (Mira Beinart/Capital News Service)
Apr 9, 2026

Dali ship owners agree to settlement with MD over Key Bridge crash

The owners of the Dali, the ship that collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2024, have settled with the state of Maryland for an undisclosed amount of money.

Maryland Secretary of the Environment Serena McIlwain speaks about a settlement between the state and the operators of a Woodberry broadcast tower sued over lead paint contamination. (Dan Belson/The Daily Record)
Apr 9, 2026

$2.2M settlement reached in Baltimore lead paint case

Maryland settled a civil suit against a Baltimore broadcast tower owner and a painting company after suing the firms for spreading lead-based paint chips throughout the Woodberry neighborhood.

Appellate Court of Maryland
Apr 9, 2026

Appellate Court of MD: Jury instruction, common-law marriage, freedom of information, more

Jury instruction — common-law marriage — freedom of information

Supreme Court of Maryland
Apr 9, 2026

Supreme Court of Maryland: Election candidacy

Election candidacy

A new banner depicting President Donald Trump is put up on the Department of Justice building in Washington on Feb. 20, 2026. (REUTERS/Ken Cedeno)
Apr 8, 2026

DOJ rule would preempt state bar counsel from investigating misconduct

Maryland’s legal community is opposing a proposed U.S. Department of Justice rule that would prevent the state bar counsel from investigating allegations of misconduct by DOJ attorneys.

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is shown in 2017. (U.S. General Services Administration file photo)
Apr 8, 2026

Military families’ suit against MD Supreme Court justices gets tossed

The 4th Circuit ruled that three military couples whose bank accounts were wrongfully frozen could not sue Maryland Supreme Court justices for failing to ensure court clerks complied with federal military protections.

A makeshift memorial for actor Matthew Perry is pictured on Bedford Street in Manhattan in New York City on Oct. 30, 2023. (REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo)
Apr 8, 2026

‘Ketamine Queen’ sentenced in death of ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry

A drug dealer dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" was sentenced to prison in connection with the fatal overdose of "Friends" star Matthew Perry.

President Donald Trump looks on during a roundtable on collegiate sports in the White House in Washington on March 6, 2026. (REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo)
Apr 8, 2026

Historians, watchdog group sue Trump to preserve White House records

A U.S. historians' organization and a government transparency group are suing to force the Trump administration to comply with a presidential records preservation law.

Past law students arrive at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law in this 2013 file photo. (The Daily Record/Maximilian Franz)
Apr 8, 2026

MD law schools see dip in bar exam pass rate, but first-timers improve again

Alumni of Maryland’s two law schools scored lower on the February state bar exam than they did the previous year, but first-time test-takers improved again.

A walker is seen on the floor of a nursing home facility in New York City, January 6, 2021. (REUTERS/Yuki Iwamura/File Photo)
Apr 8, 2026

Lobbyist for pardoned man in plea talks on extortion charges

A lobbyist who helped a nursing homeowner convicted of tax fraud secure a pardon from President Donald Trump is in talks with prosecutors over a potential plea agreement to resolve extortion charges. 

A Caterpillar logo is surrounded by yellow on the side of a tractor in the Building SS assembly facility in East Peoria. (USA TODAY Network)
Apr 8, 2026

Caterpillar, Bobcat sue each other over patent infringement

Caterpillar and Doosan Bobcat are engaged in a series of lawsuits that accuse one another of infringing on patents for various products sold by the two companies.