Measures to expand protection for alleged victims of sexual assault, ease the standard for proving a hate crime and broaden the state Maryland civil rights law’s definition of “race” to include ethnic hairstyles will go into effect Oct. 1.

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Representatives from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office declared an allegation of racial bias in a courthouse last month “unfounded” Tuesday, but attorneys for the Maryland Legal Aid attorney who made the complaint continue to believe their client was treated differently ...

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The Pocomoke City Police Department will partially resolve ongoing litigation over race discrimination with a consent decree, the ACLU of Maryland announced Thursday. A federal judge is expected to enter judgment against the city on claims of discrimination and retaliation ...

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A Maryland Legal Aid attorney is accusing a sheriff’s deputy of racial discrimination for detaining him outside a courtroom earlier this month and accusing him of being his absent client, not the client’s attorney. Rashad James, who is black, says that ...

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Maryland’s second-highest court on Thursday overturned a former Pocomoke City police chief’s official misconduct conviction, saying he was wrongfully denied the opportunity to present at trial expert testimony that his refusal to cite a motorist after a car crash was ...

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A federal appeals court last week dismissed claims made against Maryland in a racial discrimination case involving former Eastern Shore police.

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A national company that provides janitorial services to more than 200 entities in Maryland is facing a federal lawsuit for allegedly engaging in discriminatory practices against African Americans. Florida-based Diversified Maintenance Systems LLC showed an “ongoing pattern” of discrimination against ...

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WASHINGTON  — The Supreme Court will consider whether the city of Miami can sue major banks over allegations they engaged in a decade-long pattern of discriminatory lending practices that harmed the city. The justice said Tuesday they will hear appeals ...

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A former manager with Rockville-based Self Storage Services Inc., already seeking damages for racial discrimination in the wake of her firing, is now alleging the company retaliated against her by attempting to illegally remove her from her apartment.

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The Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners paid $39,000 to settle a white supervisor’s claim that he was fired because of his race in violation of federal civil rights law.

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