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May 21, 2021

Supreme Court justice says Americans need to take critical look at policing

As communities nationwide are re-examining law enforcement practices, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor says Americans should think critically about how they want police to interact with citizens.

Dec 26, 2017

Monitoring plan for consent decree coming as Baltimore grapples with soaring violence

Experts say three straight years with more than 300 homicides and frustration over a perceived lack of accountability for officers threaten to stymie efforts without a sustained push from the community.

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Among Republicans, 30% approved of Gov. Wes Moore’s performance, up from 19% in June, according to a poll from Annapolis-based Gonzales Research & Media Services.

Poll shows growing GOP support for Wes Moore in recent months

3/10/2023

Parishes, schools to be shielded from lawsuits in Archdiocese of Baltimore bankr[...]

3/10/2023
Gamblers line up to place bets on the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City New Jersey, on March 21, 2019. When the NFL season kicks off, Kentucky residents will be able to legally bet on games for the first time. When they do, they also will be funding the state's first-ever program for people with gambling problems. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)

Maryland adds 13th retail sportsbook as interest expected to rise

2/10/2023
A customer checks out a handgun that is for sale and on display at SP firearms on June 23, 2022, in Hempstead, New York. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)

Portion of Maryland’s Gun Safety Act blocked by federal judge

2/10/2023
Artwork by Office Administrator Gerson Stearns is shown at DLA Piper's new office in Harbor East. (Contributed photo)

With new Harbor East office, DLA Piper is embracing workplace flexibility

2/10/2023

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The interior of the execution chamber in the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, is seen on March 22, 1995. Fresh details are emerging three years since 13 historic federal executions were carried out in the final six months of Donald Trump's presidency. (AP Photo/Chuck Robinson, File)

13 federal executions at end of Trump presidency relied on corner cutting, plian[...]

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Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House on Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Speaker Kevin McCarthy ousted in historic House vote, as scramble begins for GOP[...]

3/10/2023
Former President Donald Trump appears in court for a civil fraud case at a Manhattan courthouse, in New York on Oct. 3, 2023. (Dave Sanders/Pool Photo via AP)

NY judge issues limited gag order after Trump makes disparaging post about court[...]

3/10/2023
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs hearing at Capitol Hill in Washington on April 27, 2023. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the brainchild of Warren, has long been opposed by Republicans and their financial backers. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File )

Supreme Court seems likely to side with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

3/10/2023
An exit sign is shown at a McDonald's restaurant in Pittsburgh on April 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

False advertising claims against Wendy’s, McDonald’s dismissed by fe[...]

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