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Two Department of Homeland Security vehicles outside of Hyattsville Immigration Court.(Sam Gauntt/Capital News Service)
Aug 5, 2026

MD judge blocks ICE from deporting cooperator in MS-13 case — for now

A judge blocked the Trump administration from immediately deporting a Howard County man who testified against MS-13 gang members.

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Aug 4, 2026

USCIS can’t prevent voter registration drives for new citizens, MD judge rules

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services must, at least for now, allow voter registration drives at ceremonies where immigrants are naturalized as citizens, a Maryland federal judge ruled.

Saint Victor AR-15 Rifle is displayed during the National Rifle Association annual convention in Houston, Texas, May 27, 2022. (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo)
Aug 4, 2026

Trump administration sues Montgomery County over gun law

The Department of Justice sued Montgomery County over a local gun law that the Trump administration alleges violates the Second Amendment.

Two years after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, the Weeks 533 crane drives a pile beneath the Patapsco River on the site of a new bridge. (Dan Belson/The Daily Record)
Aug 3, 2026

Key Bridge collapse: Judge throws out Dali owners’ lawsuit against shipbuilder

A federal judge in Philadelphia dismissed the Dali shipowners' lawsuit alleging that Hyundai Heavy Industries sold them a defective freighter years before it crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Then state Del. Dalya Attar, a Baltimore City Democrat, in February 2024 called for lawmakers to prohibit Zainab Chaudry and the Council on American-Islamic Relations from serving on the Maryland Commission on Hate Crimes Response and Prevention. (The Daily Record/Jack Hogan)
Jul 31, 2026

Dalya Attar case: Most charges dismissed against MD senator

Most of the criminal charges against Maryland state Sen. Dalya Attar — including extortion — were dismissed Friday.

An aerial view of the Perdue AgriBusiness site, located at 6906 Zion Church Road in Salisbury. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Jul 30, 2026

Perdue PFAS case: Salisbury residents ask judge to sanction after mediation canceled

Salisbury residents are asking a judge to sanction Perdue Farms after it canceled a long-scheduled mediation hearing regarding PFAS contamination.

Since opening in 2012, more than $202 million in grants generated by Live Casino & Hotel Maryland have been distributed to organizations in Anne Arundel County. (File photo)
Jul 29, 2026

MD casino blames vendor for Louis Vuitton-style giveaway bags

The companies behind Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland blamed a promotions vendor for selling it leather bags that led Louis Vuitton to sue the casino.

Ekiben's location in Hampden. The local Asian fusion favorite has three locations in Baltimore and just opened a fourth location in Frederick.
Jul 24, 2026

Baltimore’s Ekiben sued over copyright to ‘Space Jam’ theme

The music publisher that owns the rights to the “Space Jam” theme sued Baltimore Asian fusion staple Ekiben over an Instagram post.

The badge of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent is seen at the airport in El Paso, Texas, on May 10, 2023. (USA TODAY Network)
Jul 23, 2026

Man detained by ICE outside Baltimore school must be released, judge says

A judge ordered for the release of a man who was taken into custody by ICE outside a Baltimore elementary school.

A voter fills out a ballot at an El Dorado County polling station during California’s special election on Proposition 50, a measure that would temporarily redraw congressional districts, in El Dorado Hills, California, on Nov. 4, 2025. (REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File Photo)
Jul 23, 2026

States sue Trump administration for conditioning disaster funds on election changes

A coalition of 25 states and D.C. sued the Department of Homeland Security to block withholding disaster funds tied to election administration changes.

The remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Patapsco River after a container ship collided with the span on March 26, 2024. (Mira Beinart/Capital News Service)
Jul 23, 2026

5 law firms get payout from MD’s Key Bridge case. Here’s how much they made.

The law firms that helped Maryland reach a $2.25 billion settlement with the owner and manager of the ship that struck the Key Bridge have been paid. Here's how much they made.

President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference on the day of a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026. (REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov)
Jul 22, 2026

Judge agrees with MD, 22 states that White House misused policy to revoke grant funding

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled that federal agencies cannot revoke awarded grants solely due to administration policy changes, affirming protections for Maryland and 22 states.