Welcome back. Here’s a rundown of what’s happening in the legal world: In civil suit, the lawyer repping the man killed by Baltimore City Police Officer Ghaiji Tshamba will focus on the officer’s disciplinary record. Banks continue to be in ...

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Friday morning on NPR I heard a story that reminded me of a situation in Maryland last year involving a person taking video of police officers in action. Khaliah Fitchette, a teenage girl in Newark, N.J., was riding the bus ...

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BOSTON — An outspoken advocate for an Army private accused of funneling classified documents to Wikileaks filed suit Friday, claiming federal agents illegally seized confidential information from him at a Chicago airport. David House, a founding member of The Bradley ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s prison system did not violate a Muslim inmate’s religious rights when it refused to allow him to grow a 1/8-inch beard, which he believes is required by his religion, a federal judge has ruled. William Couch, ...

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Opponents of the proposed Superblock redevelopment have filed another lawsuit to stop the project, this time alleging approved demolition plans would violate a historic preservation agreement. The lawsuit says J. Rodney Little, director of the Maryland Historical Trust, exceeded his ...

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In my last column, I sounded an alarm about the rise of Islamophobia in the United States, calling attempts in various states to pass anti-Shariah legislation an attack on religious freedom. That inspired a good number of irate readers to ...

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Check out a slideshow of our past Photos of the Day from The Daily Record’s staff photographers. We also have a SmugMug page, where you can purchase photos taken by The Daily Record staff

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As we reach the end of another month-long celebration of African-American history, it would be irresponsible to neglect mentioning one of the pioneers in our city who worked tirelessly to make it possible for black lawyers and business people to ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Even as the state Senate resumes debating same-sex marriage after its preliminary approval of a bill on Wednesday, the measure’s opponents are gearing up for a vote in a wider forum. Del. Don H. Dwyer Jr. said enactment ...

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Civil Rights Qualified immunity BOTTOM LINE: Police officers who suspected a man of child pornography lacked qualified immunity from suit for their no-knock entry into the man’s home, notwithstanding the fact that the man and his wife were licensed to ...

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