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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.”
With historic victory, Brown plans expansion of Md. attorney general’s role
Attorney General-elect Anthony Brown plans to boost the office’s functions to help investigate crimes and examine patterns and practices of police misconduct.
Scott, Taney descendants say their reconciliation shows the way
ANNAPOLIS — Lynne Jackson and Charlie Taney stood in front of the statue of Roger Brooke Taney and called for change. The descendants of Scott, a slave, and Taney, then the Chief […]
Activist wants Harriet Tubman statue at Md. State House
ANNAPOLIS— A student activist is calling for a statue of Harriet Tubman to be added to the grounds of the Maryland State House. The Washington Post reports that University of […]
Md. panel delays review of Roger Taney statue
CROWNSVILLE — A state panel is postponing its review of a plan to remove from the grounds of Frederick City Hall a statue of the Supreme Court chief justice who wrote […]
Bill would move Taney Statue from Maryland capitol grounds
ANNAPOLIS — Legislation moving through Annapolis could put a statue of Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, a Maryland native known for writing the pro-slavery Dred Scott opinion, in […]
Decision due on moving Taney bust from Frederick City Hall
FREDERICK — It’s been vandalized, glorified and criticized. Now Frederick’s Board of Aldermen must decide whether a bronze bust of the U.S. Supreme Court chief justice who wrote the 1857 […]
Vandal hits bust of judge who issued Dred Scott ruling
FREDERICK — Frederick police are investigating the vandalism of a bust honoring the Supreme Court justice who wrote the 1857 Dred Scott decision affirming slavery. Authorities say the bust of […]
Frederick aldermen support moving Taney bust from City Hall
A bronze bust of the Supreme Court chief justice who wrote the inflammatory 1857 Dred Scott decision affirming slavery will likely be removed from the Frederick, Maryland, City Hall after […]
