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Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown speaks on May 15, 2024. (The Daily Record/Jack Hogan)
Mar 4, 2026

MD co-leads states opposing federal rule limiting health student loans

Maryland is part of a coalition opposing a proposed rule that would limit federal student loan access for some graduate health programs.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 11, 2026. (REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo)
Mar 4, 2026

Trump DOJ aims to limit ethics probes into its lawyers

The U.S. Justice Department is seeking to constrain ethics investigations conducted at the state level into alleged misconduct by its lawyers.

Washington Commanders fans wear team merchandise during a tailgate on Jan. 26, 2025. (Maansi Srivastava for the Washington Post)
Mar 4, 2026

Commanders to pay DC $1M to settle suit that claimed team misled fans

The Washington Commanders agreed to pay D.C. $1 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the team’s previous owner, Daniel Snyder, of misleading fans about an investigation.

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Mar 4, 2026

MD attorneys highlight key considerations and documents in estate planning

Maryland attorneys explain wills, revocable trusts and fiduciary choices in estate planning during a Daily Record Virtual Panel Discussion.

A driver of FedEx stands with packages near a delivery truck during Black Friday preparations in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, November 26, 2024. (REUTERS/Benoit Tessier)
Mar 3, 2026

Tariff-refund seekers flock to a little-known US court with big-case experience

The U.S. Court of International Trade faces a surge of 2,000 tariff refund lawsuits after the Supreme Court ruled tariffs illegal.

Attorney Ben Crump, at right, stands with members of Henrietta Lacks' family at a May 2022 news conference. From second right is Lacks' son, Lawrence Lacks, and her grandsons, Alfred Carter Jr. and Ron Lacks. (The Daily Record file photo)
Mar 3, 2026

Family of Baltimore’s Henrietta Lacks settles unjust enrichment lawsuit

The family of Henrietta Lacks, a Black Baltimorean whose cells contributed to major scientific breakthroughs, has reached another settlement with a pharmaceutical giant.

The Maryland Case Search website was updated in January 2026. (Courtesy photo)
Mar 3, 2026

MD Judiciary to launch new Case Search site

The Maryland Judiciary plans to launch its new case search and record portal on March 14, the court system announced.

Sheriff Mike Lewis holds a photo taken during a large-scale animal cruelty investigation at a news conference March 2, 2026, at the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office in Salisbury. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Mar 3, 2026

‘Sheer neglect and abuse’ of about 200 cats found in MD animal cruelty case

About 200 cats were found neglected and abused in Wicomico County, Maryland, authorities said, prompting a major rescue operation.

Colin Gray, 54, the father of Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, 14, who is charged as an adult with four counts of murder in the deaths of Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14, Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Cristina Irimie, 53, enters the Barrow County courthouse for his first appearance in Winder, Georgia, on Sept. 6, 2024. (Brynn Anderson/Pool via REUTERS)
Mar 3, 2026

Father of accused Georgia school shooter convicted of second-degree murder

Colin Gray, the father of a boy charged with killing four people at a high school in Georgia in 2024, was found guilty of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.

Signage is seen outside of the law firm Perkins Coie at their legal offices in Washington on May 10, 2021. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly)
Mar 3, 2026

Trump DOJ reverses, will pursue appeals in law firm executive order cases

The Justice Department abruptly reversed course, saying it would pursue its bid to revive President Donald Trump's executive orders punishing four prominent law firms.

Demonstrators carry a transgender flags outside the U.S. Supreme Court, on the day justices were expected to hear oral arguments in two cases concerning efforts to enforce Republican-backed state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, in Washington, D.C., on January 13, 2026. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Mar 3, 2026

Supreme Court blocks California privacy protections for transgender students

The U.S. Supreme Court blocked California laws that can limit the sharing of information with parents about the gender identity of transgender public school students.

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, July 1, 2024. (REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo)
Mar 3, 2026

Supreme Court backs pro-GOP NY congressional district map

The U.S. Supreme Court gave a potential boost to Republican hopes of retaining control of Congress in November's elections.