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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)
May 14, 2026

Judge blocks DOJ bid for Rhode Island hospital transgender care records

A U.S. judge blocked the Justice Department from forcing a Rhode Island hospital to hand over records on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

Gavel with money
May 12, 2026

Nine members of Eastern Shore family all face Medicaid fraud charges

A Salisbury woman and eight of her family members "have engaged in a coordinated scheme to defraud the Maryland Medicaid program," according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office.

Supreme Court of Maryland
May 7, 2026

Supreme Court of MD: Gun regulation, Double Jeopardy, grand jury materials

Gun regulation — Double Jeopardy — grand jury materials

James B. Comey appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2017. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
Apr 28, 2026

James Comey indicted for second time by Trump DOJ

A federal grand jury in North Carolina indicted former FBI director James B. Comey — the Justice Department’s latest attempt to criminally charge President Donald Trump’s longtime foe.

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks as FBI Director Kash Patel stands by his side during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington on April 21, 2026. (REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon)
Apr 22, 2026

US Southern Poverty Law Center charged with fraud over use of paid informants

The Trump administration obtained a criminal indictment charging the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights group that tracks political extremists, with defrauding its own donors.

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Apr 14, 2026

Quadruple amputee and cornhole pro charged with murdering friend in Southern MD

A professional cornhole player and quadruple amputee accused of killing his friend while driving through Southern Maryland has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge.

President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Feb. 5, 2026. (REUTERS/Al Drago)
Feb 23, 2026

Judge permanently blocks release of report on Trump documents case

A judge permanently barred the release of a report on the criminal case accusing President Donald Trump of unlawfully retaining classified documents.

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 1, 2025. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo)
Feb 11, 2026

Trump DOJ fails in attempt to indict Democratic lawmakers

A grand jury has rejected an attempt by President Donald Trump's Justice Department to indict some Democratic U.S. lawmakers.

Judge Gavel and Handcuffs with Dollars Bills on the Table. (Depositphotos)
Jan 20, 2026

MD man indicted in theft of $670K from American Legion Post

A grand jury indicted a man following a Maryland State Police investigation into the theft of over $670,000 from an American Legion Post.

New York Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks after pleading not guilty outside the United States District Court in Norfolk, Virginia, on Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/John Clark, File)
Dec 11, 2025

Justice Department again fails to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, AP source says

A Virginia grand jury again refused to re-indict Letitia James, dealing another setback to the Trump administration’s push to revive mortgage fraud charges.

This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. The retail titan behind Victoria's Secret says the financier Jeffrey Epstein misappropriated “vast sums” of his fortune while managing his personal finances. Ohio billionaire Leslie Wexner said in a letter Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019 that he recovered “some of the funds” but severed ties with Epstein in 2007 as sexual abuse allegations first surfaced against him in Florida. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)
Dec 10, 2025

Justice Department can unseal records from Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case, judge says

A judge ruled Epstein’s 2019 grand jury transcripts can be released under new law, with victim privacy protections in place.

New York Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks after pleading not guilty outside the United States District Court in Norfolk, Virginia, on Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/John Clark, File)
Dec 5, 2025

Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against NY AG Letitia James

The Justice Department failed to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, sources say.