Maryland Daily Record Maryland's trusted source for business and legal news
Three former Minneapolis police officers were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights.
Tagged with: civil rights George Floyd race
Read More »3 ex-cops convicted of rights violations in George Floyd killing
Chauvin pleads guilty to federal civil rights charge in Floyd’s death
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty to a federal charge of violating George Floyd’s civil rights.
Tagged with: civil rights George Floyd
Read More »If Roe falls, some fear ripple effect on civil rights cases
If the Supreme Court decides to overturn or gut the decision that legalized abortion, some fear that it could undermine other precedent-setting cases.
Tagged with: civil rights Supreme Court
Read More »Protest planned over Black teens’ arrests in Ocean City
Civil rights activists say they’ll protest along the way to Ocean City on Thursday to bring attention to the violent arrests of Black teenagers in June there.
Tagged with: civil rights Eastern Shore Ocean City police
Read More »Justice Department stepping up enforcement on hate crimes
The Justice Department is stepping up its enforcement of hate crimes and other bias-related incidents.
Tagged with: civil rights hate crimes Justice Department Merrick Garland
Read More »Off the Record with Sloane Brown: Billy Murphy; Murphy, Falcon & Murphy
William “Billy” H. Murphy, Jr., senior partner at the Baltimore-based law firm Murphy, Falcon & Murphy, joins Sloane Brown to talk about how his family history shaped him as a person, as an attorney and a former judge, and as a prominent civil rights advocate.
Tagged with: billy murphy civil rights lawyers Off the Record Sloane Brown
Read More »Hagerstown man sues city, says police wanted a different man
A Hagerstown man is suing the city after he claims police arrested him multiple times on a warrant for a different person. Jamarr Robinson was involved in a dispute at the Maryland Health and Wellness Center in October 2019 and Hagerstown ...
Tagged with: civil rights false arrest Hagerstown police washington county
Read More »Senate gives initial approval to hate crime, hairstyle bias bills
ANNAPOLIS – The Senate could vote as early as Wednesday on bills that would ease the standard for proving a hate crime and expand Maryland civil rights law’s definition of “race” to include ethnic hairstyles. On Tuesday, senators gave preliminary ...
Tagged with: civil rights CROWN hairstyle hate crime race discrimination
Read More »Attorneys file 3 more GTTF lawsuits as deadline looms
A Baltimore firm has filed three more lawsuits against former members of the Baltimore Police Department’s corrupt, now-disbanded Gun Trace Task Force as the likely deadline to file approaches. The U.S. Attorney’s Office unsealed the indictment against seven of the ...
Tagged with: Baltimore Police Department civil rights gttf U.S. District Court
Read More »Judge preserves claims against prison officials in 2013 inmate beating
A federal lawsuit against prison officials by a man who was assaulted by correctional officers in 2013 can proceed, a federal judge has ruled. Kevin Younger was assaulted by several officers at the Maryland Reception, Diagnostics & Classification Center (MRDCC) ...
Tagged with: civil rights department of public safety and correctional services kevin younger U.S. District Court in Baltimore
Read More »
