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Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown speaks on May 15, 2024. (The Daily Record/Jack Hogan)
Aug 3, 2026

MD joins lawsuit over Trump policy of sharing benefits data with immigration authorities

Maryland sued to block a new policy allowing federal immigration authorities to receive information about low-income families with children enrolled in a cash-assistance program.

At left: President Donald Trump looks on during a round table on collegiate sports in the White House in Washington on March 6, 2026. At right: Attorney General Anthony Brown visits the Senate chamber on the first day of the 2026 legislative session. (Left: REUTERS File Photo/Nathan Howard; right: Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
Jul 17, 2026

Maryland-Trump litigation: Where do AG Brown’s cases stand?

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown’s staff has been facing off directly against Department of Justice lawyers. Here's the status of those cases.

U.S. federal agents look on as they stand guard in Camarillo, California, on July 10, 2025. (REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo)
Jul 10, 2026

DOJ sues MD, alleging new immigration law obstructs Trump’s authority

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Maryland, alleging that a new immigration law thwarts the Trump administration’s authority.

Guns on display in 2013 at FreeState Gun Range in Middle River. (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record file photo)
Jun 25, 2026

Supreme Court rules for challenge to Hawaii handgun limits

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with a gun-rights advocacy group and other challengers to a Hawaii law restricting the carrying of handguns on private property open to the public.

April McClain Delaney and David Trone, shown in 2024 with John Delaney at right, have been friendly through the years, but this year's race has been contentious. (Robb Hill/for The Washington Post)
Jun 23, 2026

Two MD Democrats were friends. Now they are spending millions to attack each other.

Before they dipped into their vast personal fortunes and began lodging nasty allegations against each other, the current and former representatives from Maryland’s most competitive U.S. House District were friendly.

Pistols are displayed during the National Rifle Association annual meeting in Atlanta on April 25, 2025. (REUTERS/Jeenah Moon)
Jun 18, 2026

Supreme Court sides with marijuana user stripped of gun rights

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a marijuana user by limiting the application of a federal law that bars drug users from owning guns.

A mail-in ballot, during the Pennsylvania primary election, is displayed in this illustration picture taken in Philadelphia on May 19, 2026. (REUTERS/Hannah Beier/Illustration)
Jun 18, 2026

Judge narrows lawsuits challenging Trump order restricting mail-in voting

A federal judge in Boston limited lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump's executive order on mail-in voting.

A person looks at a gun on display during the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) Annual Meetings and Exhibits in Houston on April 19, 2026. (REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare)
Jun 15, 2026

Supreme Court rebuffs challenge to NY law allowing suits against gun industry

The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a gun industry challenge to a New York law that permits lawsuits against gun makers, wholesalers and dealers.

Eli Lilly logo is shown on one of the company's offices in San Diego, California, on Sept. 17, 2020. (REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo)
May 19, 2026

Supreme Court turns away Eli Lilly’s challenge to whistleblower law

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge by Eli Lilly to a whistleblower law allowing individuals to bring fraud lawsuits on behalf of the federal government.

The facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on March 14, 2026. (REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo)
May 19, 2026

Supreme Court rebuffs pharma challenge to Biden-era drug prices

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a pharmaceutical industry challenge to a plan to curb Medicare drug prices.

A view of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building, in Washington on Feb. 1, 2026. (REUTERS/Ken Cedeno)
May 18, 2026

Trump drops IRS lawsuit in exchange for DOJ $1.76B ‘weaponization’ fund

The Trump administration said it created a $1.76 billion fund for victims of political "weaponization" to settle a lawsuit Trump had filed over the alleged mishandling of his tax records.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks as he hosts his second 'Rose Garden Club' dinner in honor of Police Week at the White House in Washington on May 11, 2026. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
May 14, 2026

US appeals court questions Trump’s push to punish major law firms

The Trump administration faced a skeptical federal appeals court panel in its bid to revive executive orders punishing four major U.S. law firms.