Troopers are still profiling, lawsuit claims
Echoing decades-old racial profiling allegations, a Philadelphia man says Maryland State Police troopers stopped him three times in two months because he is black, then pursued trumped-up charges that cost […]
C. Fraser Smith: Honoring Clarence M. Mitchell Jr.
“Clarence Mitchell had faith. He believed in America’s promise and in the democratic process. He believed that the will of the people could become the law of the land, and […]
Maryland Court of Appeals hears racial-profiling records case
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland State Police and the NAACP clashed Friday before the state’s highest court over documents the group says it needs to determine if troopers are stopping motorists […]
This Week in Maryland Lawyer
On the cover: With their progressive pilot potentially on the chopping block, the OPD’s Neighborhood Defenders in Park Heights are defending not only their clients but their problem-solving approach. Also, […]
Back in Baltimore after the NAACP convention
UB Law student/ NAACP Law Fellow Malcolm P. Ruff returns from the NAACP convention with one last blog post. If you want to hear more, log on to “Real Talk […]
Ruff: Waiting for Obama at the NAACP
Malcolm P. Ruff, UB Law student/NAACP Law Fellow, shares his views from the NAACP’s centennial celebration in New York: Good morning! Today is the big day…the convention hall has been […]
Ruff-ing it: Behind the scenes at the NAACP convention
UB Law student/NAACP Law Fellow Malcolm P. Ruff continues to share his views from the NAACP’s centennial celebration in New York: While writing my last installment of “The Ruff Report” yesterday, […]
More from the NAACP Centennial
Comments from Malcolm P. Ruff, the UB Law student/NAACP Law Fellow who’s blogging from the annual meeting in New York. Greetings again from Manhattan and the NAACP Centennial Convention! The […]
Ruff reports from the NAACP convention
Malcolm P. Ruff, UB Law student and an NAACP Law Fellow, writes from the organization’s annual meeting: In 1909, a rumbling that most likely originated in the spirit of moaning […]






