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Frosh seeks $22M for free legal services amid resurgent pandemic
Maryland’s attorney general Wednesday called for $22 million in state funds to assist financially strapped Marylanders in need of free legal representation in eviction, foreclosure and debt-collection proceedings amid a […]
General Assembly will consider right to counsel for tenants, lawmakers say
The Maryland General Assembly will consider legislation this coming session that would give financially strapped tenants facing potential eviction a right to counsel at their court hearings, leaders of the […]
Md. Legal Services reports nearly $7M drop, cites pandemic
Maryland’s chief provider of grants to groups offering free legal aid to low-income residents faces a nearly $7 million pandemic-driven shortfall, the executive director of the Maryland Legal Services Corp. […]
Frosh forms panel to improve access to civil justice
Providing a right to counsel for indigent defendants in civil litigation will be a top agenda item for a task force Maryland’s attorney general has convened amid the economic havoc […]
Maryland attorney general defends governor’s COVID-19 orders
Maryland's Democratic attorney general is defending Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's executive orders to combat the coronavirus pandemic in a legal filing in federal court.
Frosh warns health care providers against charging for virus testing
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh warned health care providers Thursday against collecting payment or billing for patient co-pays, coinsurance or deductibles for costs related to COVID-19. In a letter […]
Frosh lauds passage of bill to end license suspensions for inability to pay
The Motor Vehicle Administration can no longer suspend the driver’s licenses of motorists who fail to pay a traffic fine due to their lack of funds under legislation the General […]
Hogan asks Frosh to sue Pa., EPA over bay cleanup efforts
Gov. Larry Hogan has directed Attorney General Brian Frosh to pursue litigation against Pennsylvania and the Environmental Protection Agency over Pennsylvania’s plan to clean up the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Hogan […]
Frosh penalizes burger chain, alleges failure to disclose financial information
A nationwide chain of burger restaurants has been ordered to stop selling franchises in Maryland after it allegedly failed to disclose required information about its financial status, the Maryland Office […]
Indicted jail officers faced earlier excessive force claims
When a prisoner shattered glass panes in a control center at a Baltimore jail, the staff summoned a paramilitary-style tactical team to help quell the disturbance. Some inmates used pieces of shirts or bedsheets to hide their faces.
Some Chesapeake Bay states fighting EPA clean water rule rollback
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency revoked two regulations last month dealing with clean water and air that present conflicting positions from the Trump Administration over the role states should […]
Frosh, Trump spar over ruling’s effect on emoluments case
A federal appeals court decision reviving hoteliers’ and restaurateurs’ claims of unconstitutional competition from President Donald Trump’s New York City properties has sparked controversy between attorneys for Maryland and the […]
