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Jun 17, 2026

Church sues Ocean City after $1K-per-day fines over homeless shelter

St. Paul’s By-the-Sea Episcopal Church sued Ocean City, saying the town violated its right to the free exercise of religion for attempting to shut down its homeless shelter.

2026 Top Leadership in Law award winner, Kevin R. Hill. (Steve Ruark for The Daily Record)
Jun 16, 2026

Pilot program gives MD children a say in custody cases

A pilot program in Southern Maryland provides free attorneys to children whose parents are going through contentious divorces.

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Jun 12, 2026

Moore announces funding for immigration legal services on Eastern Shore

Gov. Wes Moore said his administration would provide $800,000 for immigration legal services on the Eastern Shore.

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Jun 10, 2026

Dartigue urges ‘creative lawyering’ to combat AI bias

Maryland Public Defender Natasha Dartigue urged “creative lawyering” on behalf of clients who may have faced discrimination by opaque artificial intelligence tools.

Maryland Public Defender Natasha Dartigue is set to become the next president of the Maryland State Bar Association this week during the organization's annual Legal Summit in Ocean City. (Submitted photo)
Jun 10, 2026

Q&A: Incoming MSBA President Natasha Dartigue

Maryland Public Defender Natasha Dartigue is set to take over as president of the Maryland State Bar Association at the end of the week.

Continental Realty Corp. began redeveloping property in Ocean City that will be home to the rebranded Bayside Shops at 94th. (Continental Realty Corp.)
Jun 9, 2026

Continental Realty Corp. redeveloping Ocean City shopping center

Continental Realty Corp. announced that it commenced redevelopment activities at the former Ocean Plaza Mall in Ocean City. 

Motorcyles line the Inlet Parking Lot in Ocean City during a previous Bikefest event. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
May 7, 2026

MD busts motorcycle theft ring that targeted 2024 Ocean City BikeFest

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said five defendants associated with an "outlaw motorcycle club" were sentenced after pleading guilty in a theft scheme that targeted Ocean City's 2024 BikeFest event.

Marion Gray-Hopkins with the Coalition of Concerned Mothers speaks during a March 2021 rally promoting police reform in Annapolis. (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post)
Apr 15, 2026

MD court: Public has right to officer names in police use-of-force records

The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled that Anton’s Law, the state’s historic police transparency measure, requires law enforcement agencies to release the names of officers who use physical force against citizens.

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Apr 7, 2026

Montgomery County judge denies police union’s challenge to transparency law

A Montgomery County judge rejected a local police union's efforts to block the release of an officer's disciplinary records and deem some Maryland police-accountability reforms unconstitutional.

simulation of wind turbines off the coast of Ocean City
Feb 19, 2026

MD judge dismisses US Wind’s claims in lawsuit over Ocean City wind farm

A federal judge dismissed US Wind’s claims in the lawsuit between Ocean City and the federal government over a planned offshore wind farm.

Vampire Weekend performs at Oceans Calling on Sept. 27, 2025 in Ocean City. (USA TODAY Network)
Dec 29, 2025

Dates set for Ocean City’s big music festivals returning in 2026

Ocean City's two biggest musical festivals will indeed be returning for 2025, and now we have the dates to mark your calendar.

Wind turbines work in Livermore, California, on Aug. 10, 2022. Federal energy regulators on May 13, 2024, approved a long-awaited rule to expand the amount of renewable energy such as wind and solar power that is transmitted to the electric grid, a key part of President Joe Biden’s goal to decarbonize the economy by 2050. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)
Dec 9, 2025

Judge sides with MD, throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy

A federal judge struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort violates U.S. law.