A handful of jurisdictions in Maryland have filed lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors making substantially similar allegations but they have differed in their choice of forum, with some opting to file in state court and others filing federal actions. ...

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A federal judge Thursday denied a motion to dismiss a $1 billion lawsuit brought by hundreds of Guatemalans against researchers they allege intentionally infected them with sexually transmitted diseases more than 60 years ago without their knowledge or consent. U.S. ...

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The White House promised an appeal Tuesday after a federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration and gave a coalition of 26 states time to pursue a lawsuit aiming to permanently stop the orders.

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A federal grand jury has indicted four people, including two from Maryland, in connection with a scheme to steal more than $1 million from global security consulting firm FTI Consulting Inc.

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Sounding like an NFL referee, a judge dismissed a woman’s claim that a bus driver’s negligence caused her to trip and fall after viewing a video showing she fell on her own.

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The U.S. Senate on Monday voted 50-43 to confirm Pamela A. Harris to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which reviews federal district court decisions in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

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A federal jury has awarded more than $127,000 to a former Maryland Transportation Authority police officer who alleged she was sexually harassed by her instructor while in police academy and then fired for complaining about her treatment to superiors.

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A state ban on certain assault-style weapons and magazines advances Maryland’s interest in public safety, a lawyer for the state argued Tuesday in seeking to throw out a challenge to the law.

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Two top state officials express concern over the continued to employee a state park ranger who has been implicated in other sexual harassment and gender discrimination complaints.

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WASHINGTON — National Security Agency chief Gen. Keith Alexander revealed Wednesday that his spy agency once tested whether it could track Americans’ cell phone locations, in addition to its practice of sweeping broad information about calls made. Alexander and Director ...

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