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Anthony Brown becomes attorney general, pledges ‘pursuit of equity and justice’
Anthony G. Brown was sworn in Tuesday as Maryland’s 47th – but first Black – attorney general, pledging to pursue “equity and justice.”
With historic victory, Brown plans expansion of Md. attorney general’s role
Attorney General-elect Anthony Brown plans to boost the office’s functions to help investigate crimes and examine patterns and practices of police misconduct.
Maryland removes Roger Taney statue from State House
ANNAPOLIS — A statue of the U.S. Supreme Court justice who wrote the 1857 Dred Scott decision that upheld slavery and denied citizenship to African Americans was removed from the […]
This obscure Maryland jurist ought to have a statue
The violence by neo-Nazis, Klansmen and other racists in Charlottesville, Virginia, outraged decent people across the United States. For the extremists’ ostensible cause – protecting Confederate monuments, such as the […]
Md. State House Trust votes to remove Taney statue
The panel that oversees the State House and its grounds has voted to remove the statue of the chief justice of the Supreme Court who authored the Dred Scott decision.
Hogan now supports the removal of Taney statue
Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday he supports an effort to remove the statue of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney from the front lawn of the State House. […]
Frederick to remove statue of Taney, justice who affirmed slavery
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — A statue of the U.S. Supreme Court justice who wrote the 1857 Dred Scott decision affirming slavery will be removed from a City Hall courtyard in […]
Scott, Taney descendants say their reconciliation shows the way
ANNAPOLIS — Lynne Jackson and Charlie Taney stood in front of the statue of Roger Brooke Taney and called for change. The descendants of Scott, a slave, and Taney, then the Chief […]
Removal of statue of Dred Scott opinion’s author is appealed
FREDERICK — A court battle is brewing over the city of Frederick’s plan to rid City Hall of a statue of the man who wrote the 1857 Dred Scott decision […]
Activist wants Harriet Tubman statue at Md. State House
ANNAPOLIS— A student activist is calling for a statue of Harriet Tubman to be added to the grounds of the Maryland State House. The Washington Post reports that University of […]
Md. panel delays review of Roger Taney statue
CROWNSVILLE — A state panel is postponing its review of a plan to remove from the grounds of Frederick City Hall a statue of the Supreme Court chief justice who wrote […]
Decision due on moving Taney bust from Frederick City Hall
FREDERICK — It’s been vandalized, glorified and criticized. Now Frederick’s Board of Aldermen must decide whether a bronze bust of the U.S. Supreme Court chief justice who wrote the 1857 […]
