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Redistricting unlikely to move forward in MD Senate, Ferguson says
Senate President Bill Ferguson indicated that the bill to redraw Maryland’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 primary election will not advance.
Report: ‘Pervasive, pernicious and persistent abuse’ in Archdiocese of Baltimore
The Maryland Attorney General's Office released a long-awaited report on decades of sexual abuse and institutional cover-ups in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Redacted report on archdiocese sexual abuse to be released soon
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office received permission to release its redacted report into the history of child sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
New Md. officeholders mean new captions for old court appeals
The change from Gov. Larry Hogan to Gov. Wes Moore will occur with much less fanfare in the clerk’s office of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Anthony Brown becomes attorney general, pledges ‘pursuit of equity and justice’
Anthony G. Brown was sworn in Tuesday as Maryland’s 47th – but first Black – attorney general, pledging to pursue “equity and justice.”
Frosh rescinds pre-Civil Rights Era advisory opinions that ‘stained’ his office
For about 50 years, Maryland attorneys general issued opinions accepting laws banning interracial marriage and supporting racially segregated public schools.
Gun advocates challenge Md.’s ban on assault weapons, calling them common
Maryland’s assault-style-weapons ban violates the Second Amendment because the guns, though dangerous, are commonly used, gun rights advocates argued to the 4th Circuit.
Family of Hae Min Lee seeks evidentiary hearing after ‘Serial’ murder conviction vacated
The Lee family challenged Baltimore city prosecutors' handling of the case under Maryland's victims rights laws and asked for a more thorough evidentiary hearing.
Maryland AG questions integrity of process used to exonerate Adnan Syed
Maryland's attorney general attacked the integrity of the process used to exonerate one of Maryland's highest-profile defendants.
Frosh defends assault weapons ban, cites 19th century knife restrictions
Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic assault-style weapons passes constitutional muster because it is in keeping with the nation’s history of restricting “extraordinarily dangerous” offensive weapons, the state’s attorney general argued.
Maryland audit to focus on 100 in-custody police deaths
Maryland will review about 100 autopsies of people who died in police custody involving physical restraint because of concerns about the state's former medical examiner.
Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office clashes with AG over release of key document in Syed case
Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby is opposing efforts to release a document that would shed light on an alternative suspect in the Hae Min Lee case.
