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Apr 6, 2011

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 […]

Mar 3, 2011

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 […]

Nov 5, 2010

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 […]

Sep 28, 2009

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, […]

Jul 22, 2009

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 […]

Jul 16, 2009

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 […]

Jul 15, 2009

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, […]

Jul 14, 2009

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 […]

Jul 14, 2009

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 […]