Nicole M. Whitaker knows the federal immigration courts are backlogged and overburdened; she already has cases scheduled in 2021. But she and other Maryland immigration lawyers say the Trump administration’s recent announcement of production quotas for immigration judges does not solve the problem.

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A Baltimore woman who was forcibly removed from her vehicle during a 2015 traffic stop has filed a federal lawsuit against Baltimore and the police department alleging a pattern and practice of unconstitutional policing contributed to the incident. D’Wan Whetstone’s ...

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The University of Baltimore has settled a lawsuit alleging it discriminated against a pregnant employee.

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When the U.S. Department of Justice issued a lengthy report on unconstitutional policing practices in Baltimore city, plaintiff’s attorneys were anxious to find ways to reference the findings in civil litigation against police. More than a year later, however, lawyers ...

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Four finalists to be Baltimore’s independent monitor under the consent decree will participate in community forums next week. The Baltimore Police Department and U.S. Department of Justice jointly selected the four finalists — CNA Consulting, Exiger LLC, Powers Consulting Group LLC ...

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