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A Kansas federal judge recently imposed penalties that included fines ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 upon attorneys responsible for mistakenly submitting a brief containing falsehoods created by artificial intelligence. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Jul 10, 2026

MD man sentenced to prison for trying to aid ISIS

A Maryland man was sentenced to years in prison for attempting to provide material support or resources to the Islamic State group, court records show.

FILE PHOTO: Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, charged with obstructing an immigration arrest, leaves after appearing in court, in Milwaukee on May 15, 2025. (REUTERS/Jim Vondruska/File Photo)
Jul 8, 2026

Former Wisconsin judge sentenced in Trump immigration case

A former Wisconsin judge was sentenced after a jury found she obstructed a planned immigration arrest outside her courtroom.

The seal of the U.S. Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo)
Jun 29, 2026

Bethesda lawyer sues DOJ over dropped international fraud charges

A Maryland attorney sued the DOJ for malicious prosecution after fraud charges related to Somali government assets were dropped.

Pistols are displayed during the National Rifle Association annual meeting in Atlanta on April 25, 2025. (REUTERS/Jeenah Moon)
Jun 18, 2026

Supreme Court sides with marijuana user stripped of gun rights

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a marijuana user by limiting the application of a federal law that bars drug users from owning guns.

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Jun 5, 2026

USPS contractor pleads guilty in MD conspiracy case

An account manager for a cardboard box manufacturer pleaded guilty in Maryland to conspiring to pay bribes to a USPS official.

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche responds to U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean's (D-PA) question during his testimony before a House Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee oversight hearing on the Department of Justice, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., on June 2, 2026. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
Jun 3, 2026

Trump says he plans to make ‘very talented’ Blanche permanent AG

President Donald Trump said he believed he would make acting Attorney General Todd Blanche permanent as the top U.S. law enforcement officer.

Workers load boxes into a truck at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in 2021. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
May 21, 2026

Judge orders White House offices to comply with Presidential Records Act

A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday ordered White House offices to comply with the Presidential Records Act, pushing back on the Trump administration’s effort to weaken a decades-old recordkeeping law.

A view of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building, in Washington on Feb. 1, 2026. (REUTERS/Ken Cedeno)
May 18, 2026

Trump drops IRS lawsuit in exchange for DOJ $1.76B ‘weaponization’ fund

The Trump administration said it created a $1.76 billion fund for victims of political "weaponization" to settle a lawsuit Trump had filed over the alleged mishandling of his tax records.

U.S. House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) speaks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security" on the day U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies, on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 4, 2026. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo)
May 13, 2026

DOJ paid millions to FBI agents suspended for misconduct, Raskin says

The Justice Department has paid millions of dollars to settle claims from FBI agents suspended over misconduct allegations, Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin said.

More than two years after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, Maryland U.S. Attorney Kelly Hayes announces a criminal indictment against the firm that managed the cargo ship that struck a bridge support column.
May 12, 2026

Key Bridge case: Dali manager, employee charged in conspiracy indictment

A judge unsealed a federal indictment charging the firm that manages the Dali cargo ship and an employee of the company, with conspiracy to defraud the U.S.

Members of the FBI stand inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there in relation to the 2020 election, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the matter, in Union City, Georgia, on Jan. 28, 2026. (REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage/File Photo)
May 7, 2026

Trump DOJ can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia, judge rules

A U.S. judge ruled that the Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized during an FBI search in January.

This photo, courtesy of the Maryland State Police Aviation Command, shows the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the shrinking amount of steel wreckage remaining in Baltimore’s Fort McHenry Federal Channel. Unified Command cleared a 400-foot-wide swath of the federal channel May 20, permitting all pre-collapse, deep-draft commercial vessels transit of the Port of Baltimore. Unified Command continues to clear wreckage from the bottom of the Patapsco River, projecting to fully restore the Fort McHenry Federal Channel to its original 700-foot width and 50-foot depth by June 8-10. (Maryland State Police Aviation Command)
May 5, 2026

Key Bridge litigation: Some witnesses fear criminal consequences ahead of trial

Before the first civil trial over the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, witnesses are fearful of criminal consequences for their testimony.