A Maryland statute requiring bars in a predominantly Black area of Baltimore to open later and close earlier than most others in the city is not unconstitutional, the state’s second-highest court ruled.

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The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower court decision that Ocean City’s prohibition on women going topless does not violate the constitutional guarantee of equal treatment under the law.

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Five women are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down as unconstitutional Ocean City’s prohibition on women going topless.

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Maryland’s ban on retail pet stores selling dogs while allowing nonprofit canine rescue shelters to continue with sales does not violate the constitutional guarantee of equal treatment under the law, a federal judge ruled Friday in a victory for the ...

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Saying times have changed, five women urge U.S. appeals court to overturn 30-year precedent and strike down Ocean City’s prohibition on women going topless.

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Invoking the Holocaust and Sept. 11, attorneys for Black Talbot County residents defend their call for removal of a statue honoring local Confederate soldiers.

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A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld the constitutionality of Ocean City’s prohibition on women going topless while permitting men to go bare-chested in the Eastern Shore beach town, saying the gender-based ban is substantially related to the important governmental interest ...

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Prince George’s County will pay $8 million and its police department will change its methods for promoting officers to prevent the possibility of discrimination against Blacks and Hispanics who apply for promotion, under a settlement the department has reached with ...

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Maryland’s ban on retail pet stores selling dogs while allowing nonprofit canine rescues and shelters to continue with sales beginning July 1 does not violate the constitutional guarantee of equal treatment under the law, the state’s attorney general has told ...

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Maryland pet store owners' lawsuit follows their failed constitutional challenge to a slightly less restrictive Maryland law to curtail the retail sale of dogs.

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