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City IG finds timesheet fraud, misuse of vehicle by DPW employee
A Baltimore City Department of Public Works employee was terminated last month for submitting false timesheets and using a city vehicle for personal business, according to a report from the […]
Baltimore prosecutors, defense, court work to reduce activity and decrease jail population
Criminal justice partners in Baltimore, which has the highest volume of criminal cases in the state, are working to reduce courthouse traffic, caseloads and the inmate population as the coronavirus […]
Davis describes politics, stresses at City Hall following Pugh scandal
First of 2 parts In his last week as Baltimore’s city solicitor, Andre M. Davis saw the mayor who had persuaded him to leave the federal bench and join her […]
Food trucks ask Court of Appeals to invalidate Baltimore proximity ban
ANNAPOLIS — Food truck vendors made their final plea to invalidate a Baltimore ordinance that bans them from operating near restaurants selling “similar” products, telling the Court of Appeals Thursday that […]
City seeks dismissal of suit over eviction notice provisions in code
Baltimore city moved to dismiss a lawsuit over a city code section that allows an eviction to proceed with no notice, arguing the plaintiffs’ claims “have no legal merit.” Marshall […]
Former Baltimore sheriff candidate pleads to campaign finance charges
A 2014 candidate for Baltimore sheriff pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations Tuesday for filing a false campaign report using his treasurer’s electronic signature. Richard Parker, 41, of Gwynn Oak, received a one-year […]
Baltimore’s food truck lawsuit to proceed to Court of Appeals
Food truck vendors are taking their lawsuit over Baltimore’s ordinance that bans them from operating near restaurants with “similar” fare to the state’s highest court. The Court of Appeals agreed […]
Editorial Advisory Board: Saying Baltimore is safe does not make it so
Years ago, Rolling Stone magazine ran the iconic ad campaign “Perception vs. Reality.” The magazine suffered a severe identity crisis: Was its audience dope-smoking hippies or affluent professionals? Baltimore suffers […]
4th Circuit allows Title X rule change to go into effect
The Trump administration’s family planning “gag rule,” blocked by a federal judge in Baltimore in May, can go into effect after an appellate panel voted to stay the injunction granted […]
Federal judge: Baltimore’s climate litigation belongs in state court
Baltimore’s lawsuit alleging oil companies concealed dangers and misinformed the public about climate change belongs in state court, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander issued an order […]
Appellate court reinstates Baltimore ‘300-foot rule’ for food trucks
Baltimore can resume enforcement of its proximity ban on food trucks that prevents them from operating near restaurants with similar cuisine after the Court of Special Appeals deemed the rule […]
City, food truck owners debate constitutionality of proximity ban on appeal
ANNAPOLIS — Attorneys for Baltimore on Tuesday asked an appellate panel to allow the enforcement of a city ban on food trucks operating too close to businesses selling the same food, […]
