Attorneys for the city of Salisbury will argue Thursday for dismissal of an ACLU of Maryland lawsuit alleging violations of the Maryland Public Information Act for withholding documents related to a police settlement.

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Baltimore’s practice of barring alleged victims in police brutality cases from disparaging officers as a condition of settlement agreements does not violate the accusers’ constitutional free-speech rights so long as they knowingly and voluntarily signed the accords, a federal judge ...

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Baltimore’s practice of barring alleged victims in police brutality cases from disparaging officers as a condition of settlement agreements violates the accusers’ free-speech rights and the freedom-of-the-press rights of news organizations trying to report on police activities, a civil rights ...

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A Washington, D.C., man has reached a $125,000 settlement in his lawsuit claiming a Laurel police officer performed an illegal and public strip search during a March 2014 traffic stop. Allen Sergeant alleged Officer Alfie G. Acol “demanded” Sergeant’s license ...

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The Baltimore City Board of Estimates is scheduled to approve Wednesday a $300,000 settlement with the family of a man who died in police custody in 2012 after police say he ingested narcotics. The proposed settlement of a federal lawsuit ...

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Two settlements totaling $135,000 of lawsuits alleging battery and false arrest by the Baltimore Police Department are scheduled to be considered by the city’s spending panel Wednesday. In one case, Kianga Mwamba was driving on Harford Road on March 30, ...

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If you live in or visit Prince George's County, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller has a piece of advice: Don't run from the police.

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Baltimore’s Board of Estimates is set to vote Wednesday on a $145,000 settlement with the family of a man fatally shot by police in 2012. The wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of George B. Wells III was settled ...

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A security guard at Morgan State University is suing the school and its public safety department as well as a co-worker for allegedly using pepper spray and handcuffing her without cause. Angel Watkins claims she was approached by an officer ...

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A Baltimore man has accused a city police officer of placing him a choke-hold and detaining him without probable cause. Albert Smith claims the incident happened last October after he had a brief conversation with a friend outside of a ...

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