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Anne Arundel County Circuit Court (Dan Belson/The Daily Record)
Jul 9, 2026

Anne Arundel enacts eviction law similar to one deemed unconstitutional in Baltimore

Anne Arundel County renters will have more time to prepare for an eviction, but the new law includes a provision that some say is similar to one deemed unconstitutional in Baltimore.

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Jul 6, 2026

No theatrics: Actors can’t perform 1992 Baltimore trial for civil suit jury, judge rules

Paid actors won't be allowed to reenact portions of a 1992 murder trial in court for a civil jury charged with deciding whether Baltimore Police are liable for violating the now-exonerated defendant's right to due process.

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook walks outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 21, 2026. (REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo)
Jun 29, 2026

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s unprecedented bid to fire Fed’s Cook

The U.S. Supreme Court stood firm against an unprecedented challenge from Donald Trump, refusing to let him fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.

A plane carrying Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States approaches landing at Simon Bolivar International Airport, in Maiquetia, Venezuela, on Jan. 19, 2026. (REUTERS/Marco Bello)
Jun 23, 2026

Trump administration can expand fast-track deportation process, appeals court rules

A federal appeals court cleared the way for President Donald Trump's administration to expand a fast-track deportation process.

U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit delivers remarks at a reception honoring her life and work at George Mason University during their annual Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy conference in Arlington, Virginia, Oct. 12, 2023. (REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo)
Jun 16, 2026

Supreme Court won’t hear bid by suspended judge, 98, to keep her job

The Supreme Court declined to hear a bid by the nation's oldest federal judge, 98-year-old Pauline Newman, to overturn her suspension from duties in 2023.

The 4th Circuit deemed a Baltimore City eviction “abandonment” ordinance unconstitutional. (The Daily Record/File Photo)
Jun 11, 2026

Maryland Legal Aid sues Baltimore County over eviction law deeming property abandoned

A Baltimore County eviction law that allows tenants’ property to be thrown away without due process is facing a legal challenge, two years after a similar law in Baltimore City was deemed unconstitutional.

A person stands near the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on March 14, 2026. (REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo)
Apr 27, 2026

Supreme Court rejects Florida school gender-identity policy challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear another bid by parents to sue a public school district over actions by teachers and officials to support the gender identity of students.

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, July 1, 2024. (REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo)
Apr 20, 2026

Supreme Court rejects Massachusetts school gender-identity policy challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a bid by parents to sue a public school district in Massachusetts over actions by teachers and officials to support the gender identity of students.

FILE PHOTO: Federal immigration officers wait for respondents in a hallway to conduct targeted detainments at U.S. immigration court in Manhattan, New York, on Jan. 14, 2026. (REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo)
Apr 14, 2026

Trump fires more immigration judges, including two who blocked student deportations

The Trump administration has fired more immigration judges, including two who blocked deportation attempts against pro-Palestinian students.

Montgomery County police department logo (Montgomery County Government)
Apr 7, 2026

Montgomery County judge denies police union’s challenge to transparency law

A Montgomery County judge rejected a local police union's efforts to block the release of an officer's disciplinary records and deem some Maryland police-accountability reforms unconstitutional.

The Pentagon logo is seen behind the podium in the briefing room at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 8, 2020. (REUTERS file photo/Al Drago)
Mar 23, 2026

Pentagon’s limits on press access are unconstitutional, judge rules

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's restrictive Pentagon press access policy, which threatens journalists with being ​branded security risks.

Demonstrators carry a transgender flags outside the U.S. Supreme Court, on the day justices were expected to hear oral arguments in two cases concerning efforts to enforce Republican-backed state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, in Washington, D.C., on January 13, 2026. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Mar 3, 2026

Supreme Court blocks California privacy protections for transgender students

The U.S. Supreme Court blocked California laws that can limit the sharing of information with parents about the gender identity of transgender public school students.