In March, the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office launched a new policy requiring city officers to answer a questionnaire regarding past misconduct.

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Lawyers and judges conspire now to push the Freddie Gray cases into the chartless future. And that’s not all bad. Those who worried that Baltimore might never evade the shame of Gray’s life and death forget the memory-cleansing power of ...

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Even though the trials for the six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray have led to an increased police presence around Baltimore, officials don’t expect the trials to hurt the city’s tourism industry. “Since the trials are currently ...

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An American city tries to emerge from bankruptcy.

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Will "Whitey" Bulger testify in his own defense?

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An arts and crafts chain asks a federal appeals court to exclude it from part of the federal health care law involving the morning-after pill.

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WASHINGTON — Federal civil jury trials in the United States probably would grind to a halt if Congress fails to reach a budget deal and $600 billion in automatic spending cuts kick in next year, a leading federal judge said ...

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For many journalists, making the transition into a law career is an easy, if not common one. That is, unless you are disgraced former reporter Stephen Glass. Glass made waves in the media world in 1998 after it was discovered ...

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Both during and after the very public fraud and conspiracy trials of members of former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.’s campaign team, discussions surrounding voter suppression filled the airwaves and public domain. Radio show hosts railed against the notion that ...

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WBAL-TV 11 News reported Tuesday that Baltimore Sun reporter Tricia Bishop passed out during the trial of the Werdesheim brothers this morning and that one of the defendants went to her aid. Avi and Eliyahu Werdesheim, Orthodox Jewish and white, ...

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