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Md. legislators seek $10M for pretrial services
Jul 26, 2021

Biden nominates Prince George’s lawmaker for U.S. attorney for Maryland

President Joe Biden on Monday nominated Maryland state Del. Erek L. Barron to be the next U.S. attorney for Maryland.

Gustavo Torres, CASA de Maryland’s executive director, has been criticized by several Montgomery County state senators for comments supporting Palestinians and Gaza and criticizing Israel, comments he later revised. (AP File Photo/ Matt Houston)
Jul 21, 2021

Hispanic, Black Langley Park tenants sue landlord, allege housing bias

A real estate investment company intentionally neglected its two Langley Park properties to maximize shareholder profits without regard for the health and financial well-being of its low-income tenants, who are […]

Prince George’s County settles lawsuit with Black, Hispanic officers
Jul 20, 2021

Prince George’s County settles lawsuit with Black, Hispanic officers

Prince George’s County will pay $8 million and its police department will change its methods for promoting officers to prevent the possibility of discrimination against Blacks and Hispanics who apply […]

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission headquarters and Washington Field Office. (Wikimedia Commons / AgnosticPreachersKid / “Woodward_and_Lothrop_Service_Warehouse” / CC BY-SA 3.0
Jul 14, 2021

EEOC accuses Hanover industrial staffing firm of sex bias

A Hanover-based industrial staffing company has refused to hire or assign women to demolition and laborer positions and has asked its clients if they preferred male or female workers, the […]

Police reform’s passage draws Dems’ cheers, GOP jeers
Jul 8, 2021

Baltimore Police Department seeks dismissal of fatal high-speed chase lawsuit

Neither Baltimore's police force nor its officers can be held liable for the death of a motorist hit by suspect in a high-speed chase, dismissal motions state.

Baltimore police leader urges reformers to move carefully
Jun 29, 2021

Baltimore police chief apologizes, city settles Harlem Park lockdown lawsuit

Baltimore‘s police commissioner has apologized for the department’s six-day lockdown of the city’s Harlem Park section following a detective’s 2017 shooting death, saying the controversial law enforcement action was grossly […]

Md. local governments join litigation against opioid manufacturers
Jun 24, 2021

Frosh seeks dismissal of challenge to state’s puppy mill ban on dog sales

Maryland’s ban on retail pet stores selling dogs while allowing nonprofit canine rescues and shelters to continue with sales beginning July 1 does not violate the constitutional guarantee of equal […]

Emergent BioSolutions is headquartered in Gaithersburg. (The Daily Record/File Photo)
Jun 23, 2021

Investor sues Emergent BioSolutions for alleged fraud, seeks class action

Emergent BioSolutions Inc.’s ruination of 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine at its Baltimore plant was not as unexpected as the Gaithersburg-based company would have the public believe, an investor […]

Veteran medical malpractice attorney Stephen Snyder represented himself in his federal trial on attempted extortion charges. (The Daily Record/File Photo)
Jun 22, 2021

Medical malpractice lawyer Snyder seeks dismissal of attempted extortion charge

Prominent but suspended Maryland medical malpractice attorney Stephen L. Snyder urged a federal judge to dismiss his indictment for attempted extortion.

In this May 30, 2019, file photo, the logo for Uber appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Jun 21, 2021

Uber says passenger solely responsible for Oxon Hill driver’s slaying

Uber cannot be held civilly responsible for the killing of one its drivers by a passenger in Oxon Hill two years ago, the ridesharing company stated Friday in moving to […]

Baltimore County doctor pleads guilty in drug kickback scheme
Jun 10, 2021

Baltimore County doctor pleads guilty in drug kickback scheme

A Baltimore County doctor specializing in pain management pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to conspiracy to receive illegal kickbacks for prescribing a drug company’s cancer pain relief medication to […]

Woodlawn security facility reaches $135,000 settlement with EEOC
Jun 8, 2021

Ex-court employee sues Garrett County judge, alleges sexual assault, harassment

Garrett County Circuit Judge Raymond G. Strubin sexually assaulted and threatened to fire a now former courthouse employee if she denied him sexual favors, the woman has alleged in a […]

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