After medical examiner rules Baltimore man’s death a homicide, family plans lawsuit
The family of Dontae Melton Jr., a Baltimore man who died after an encounter with police, plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit.
Jury awards Baltimore $62 million in lawsuit over ‘ghost guns’
A Baltimore City jury on Wednesday night ordered an Anne Arundel County-based gun retailer to pay $62 million in damages for allowing the spread of untraceable “ghost guns” throughout the city.
Former Cecil County deputy sheriff charged with misconduct in office
A former sheriff’s deputy has been charged with misconduct in office for allegedly using databases to look up information about seven people.
Baltimore tenants sue apartment complex landlord, alleging ‘dangerous’ conditions
Over a dozen Baltimore tenants sued against their landlord, alleging dangerous conditions in their apartment complex.
Boyfriend charged with killing police officer in their Maryland home nearly 30 years ago
A Maryland man has been charged with murdering his girlfriend, Metropolitan Police Department Officer Denna Campbell, in 1995. Charges were dropped then but refiled this week.
Mother of 2 missing children held without bail after previous case dropped for mental health reasons
Catherine Hoggle was held without bail and ordered to receive psychiatric treatment behind bars after she was rearrested and indicted for murder in the 2014 disappearance of her children after years in a psychiatric hospital.
Former MD Eastern Shore judge, law clerk charged with misconduct in office
A former district administrative judge for Maryland’s Eastern Shore and his former law clerk have been charged with misconduct in office.
Trump attack suspect to represent himself at trial
Ryan Routh, accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump, wins right to self-represent at trial despite court concerns and broken ties with defenders.
Judge dismisses key claims in Baltimore microplastics lawsuit
A Baltimore judge dismissed claims against multiple defendants in the city’s lawsuit about the manufacture and sale of single-use plastics.
Former MD legislative aide sentenced for theft of scholarship funds
A former legislative aide to Sen. William Smith Jr. has been sentenced for stealing $20,000 in scholarship funds from the senator’s office.
Washington, D.C., employee awarded $525,000 for age-based firing
A D.C. jury awarded $525,000 to a longtime Homeland Security employee who was fired weeks before retirement in an age discrimination lawsuit.
Officers, ICE agents must identify themselves, show IDs when entering Baltimore court facilities
All law enforcement officers entering certain court facilities in Baltimore will have to identify themselves and state the purpose of their visit.















