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Md. Supreme Court considers fee waiver denial in police records case
The Baltimore Police Department last week defended its decision not to waive a $245,000 fee for police misconduct records requested by a community advocacy group.
Md. high court will weigh fee waiver denial in police records case
Maryland’s top court will consider whether the Baltimore Police Department must waive the fee it charges requestors of public records when the data sought relates to officers’ use of force.
Biden signs policing order on anniversary of George Floyd’s death
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday to improve accountability in policing — a meaningful but limited action on the second anniversary of George Floyd's death.
Maryland deputy justified in shooting attacker, prosecutors find
A Maryland sheriff’s deputy was justified in using deadly force on a man who caused two traffic accidents and attacked the deputy with a piece of wood, according to prosecutors.
In Ocean City, violent arrests of Black teens stir criticism of police
Videos showing Ocean City police officers kneeing one Black teen and using a stun gun on another on the Boardwalk in separate confrontations that began over vaping are stirring criticism of the department’s use of force.
Chauvin’s conviction removes pro-police presumption, Md. lawyers say
The murder conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the recorded and widely disseminated slaying of George Floyd has removed the long and wrongly held courtroom presumption that […]
General Assembly overrides Hogan’s veto, enacts police reforms
The Maryland General Assembly on Saturday overrode Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto and enacted police reform proposals intended to curtail deadly and excessive force, limit the use of no-knock warrants and […]
Hogan vetoes police reform proposals; legislative leaders seek to override
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Friday evening vetoed police reform proposals intended to curtail deadly and excessive force, limit the use of no-knock warrants and make the police disciplinary process subject […]
Police reform’s passage draws Dems’ cheers, GOP jeers
Democratic legislators on Thursday basked in the General Assembly’s passage of police reform legislation to curtail deadly and excessive force and make the police disciplinary process uniform across the state […]
General Assembly sends sweeping police reform legislation to Hogan
Maryland’s Democratic-led General Assembly on Wednesday gave final approval to a raft of police reform proposals to curtail deadly and excessive force, limit no-knock warrants and make the police disciplinary […]
Floyd’s death, protests spur Md. police reform efforts
The Memorial Day death of an unarmed Black man at the knee of a Minneapolis police officer caught on video sparked not only nationwide protests this year but calls from […]
First consent decree-mandated BPD policies rolled out in practice
The first consent decree-mandated policy changes are in practice on the streets of Baltimore this week, nearly three years after the city and federal government agreed to a lengthy reform […]
