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‘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.
Faith leaders and families sue to block Texas’ new Ten Commandments in schools law
A lawsuit seeks to block a new Texas law that requires copies of the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom.
Federal prisons must keep providing hormone therapy to trans inmates, judge says
The federal Bureau of Prisons must continue providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates, a federal judge ruled.
Davis, ex-judge, will defend Baltimore’s aerial surveillance
The full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals might hear a familiar voice as it considers whether the Baltimore Police Department’s use of aerial surveillance to fight crime in the […]
Civil rights groups challenge loan rules on criminal records
SILVER SPRING — The Trump administration says a recent rule change allows small business owners convicted of felonies to apply for government loans to help them weather the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
Lawsuit accuses Maryland sheriff of racial profiling
An immigrants' rights group is accusing a sheriff's office in Maryland of racially discriminating against Latinos and engaging in localized immigration enforcement.
Supreme Court rejects Trump plea to enforce asylum ban
A divided Supreme Court won't let the Trump administration begin enforcing a ban on asylum for any immigrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border.
ACLU joins challenge of public summer school tuition policy
A Maryland public school system has come under fire for its summer school tuition policy, which the American Civil Liberties Union says imposes burdensome costs that prevent students from graduating.
Supreme Court considering case on detention of immigrants
An immigration case before the Supreme Court pits the government against immigrants it wants to deport following crimes they have committed in the United States.
Federal judge in Md. blocks effort to shield military transgender ban info
A federal judge in Maryland has denied an effort by President Donald J. Trump's administration to shield information it used to implement a ban on transgender people in the military.
New Maryland lawsuit challenges Trump travel ban
GREENBELT — A Maryland lawsuit is challenging President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court in Maryland by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of […]
ACLU report highlights lack of parole for juvenile ‘lifers’
Maryland is one of four states where more than 10 percent of prisoners serving parole-eligible life sentences were juveniles when they committed their crime, according to a newly released report from the American Civil Liberties Union.
