WASHINGTON — Mobile phones ordinarily are strictly forbidden in the marble courtroom of the nation’s highest court, but the justices are making an exception next week when roughly a dozen deaf and hard-of-hearing lawyers will be admitted to the Supreme ...

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Johns Hopkins Hospital can be held liable under the Americans with Disabilities Act for rescinding a job offer to a deaf nurse by claiming that paying for a sign language interpreter was cost-prohibitive, a federal judge has ruled. Lauren Searls ...

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Appellant Stephen Platt is a deaf man who was fired from his job for allegedly signing obscenities in American Sign Language. Platt sought unemployment compensation, but was denied benefits by a Claims Specialist because he had engaged in gross misconduct. He appeals.

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ELLICOTT CITY — A national advocacy group for the deaf said Tuesday it is developing guidelines for courtroom use of American Sign Language after a Maryland judge banned spectators from using ASL during trial proceedings. The Silver Spring-based National Association ...

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A group of deaf and hard-of-hearing inmates have filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the state Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and others claiming they are regularly denied access to specialized phones and technology that allow them to ...

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Judicial applicants and guilty pleas dominated the most-read legal affairs stories of the week. The names of those applying for seats on the Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals were announced, while a former bank vice president and ...

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The Boy Scouts of America chapter covering Washington’s Maryland suburbs need not provide accommodations for its disabled young members under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal judge in Baltimore has ruled. The National Capital Area Council of the Boy ...

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WILLIAMSPORT — Marissa Clopper has learned many lessons in her 27 years. Her advice to others? Follow your dreams, don’t let anything hold you back, and be the best you can be. Taking that advice to heart, Clopper finds herself ...

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