The judge enforcing a federal oversight program in Baltimore requiring sweeping police reforms said Thursday that the city’s troubled force appears to have a “culture of timidity” in confronting corruption within its ranks. At a public court hearing to review ...

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A judge overseeing a federal oversight program requiring sweeping police reforms will quiz Baltimore authorities on their progress.

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A federal judge issued an order Monday banning cellphones and other electronic devices from the courtroom at Friday's hearing on Baltimore police reform progress under the federal consent decree.

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A federal judge has agreed to allow Baltimore’s treated wastewater to flow through two pipelines at Sparrows Point through the middle of next month.

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A nursing home administrator was awarded $253,340 in lost wages and damages after a federal judge found she was fired in violation of the federal Family Medical Leave Act, or FMLA.

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First Mariner Bank secured a 14-day restraining order against a Connecticut-based law firm that has been sending letters to the bank’s customers, stating that the bank is facing litigation and regulatory action for fraudulent lending practices. Judge James K. Bredar ...

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One lawyer was sanctioned by a federal judge and another was disbarred by the Court of Appeals, which also held an accounting error was worth $73 million to the state retirement system. Here are the Top 5 law stories of ...

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Invoking the imagery of a shipwreck, a federal judge has fined an Owings Mills-based lawyer $5,000 for pursuing an age discrimination lawsuit long after it was clear he had no case. “Attorneys are entitled, and sometimes even obligated, to sail ...

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