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Baltimore lawyer Larry Greenberg speaks at a news conference Sept. 2, 2025, outside Baltimore City Circuit Court. Greenberg said the family of Dontae Melton Jr. would sue after the Maryland Office of the Attorney General concludes its investigation into Melton’s death following an encounter with police. (Ian Round/The Daily Record)

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.

"Ghost guns," made from build-it-yourself kits, are virtually untraceable. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)

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.

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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.

From left, Zafar Shah, advocacy director for Human Right to Housing of Maryland Legal Aid; Annie Toborg, Maryland Legal Aid staff attorney; Caroline Tripp, Maryland Legal Aid staff attorney; and Michael Fonce, Sharp Leadenhall Tenant Council member appear at a news conference Aug. 13, 2025, at the St. Barnabas & St. Susana Coptic Orthodox Church in Baltimore. (Courtesy of Jen Lavella, Maryland Legal Aid)

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.

This handout photo released by the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. shows Denna Fredericka Campbell, who was an officer for the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. She was killed in 1995. (Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. via AP)

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.

The outside of the Montgomery County Circuit Court is seen in Rockville on Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Lea Skene)

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.

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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.

Ryan Wesley Routh holds up a banner during a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)

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.

A Baltimore judge dismissed several key claims the city brought against several defendants allegedly involved in microplastic production.

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. 

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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.

A federal jury awarded Patrice White $525,000 in back pay after she was fired weeks before earning retirement benefits.

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.

SGK Contracting replaced the roof at the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse, part of the Baltimore City Circuit Court. (The Daily Record/Ian Round)

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.