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Mar 6, 2026

MD Senate passes juvenile charging reform bill

After years of stumbles, the Maryland Senate passed legislation to reduce the instance of minors being charged in adult criminal court.

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Mar 6, 2026

AI-induced privilege waiver rattles lawyers everywhere

A federal judge ruled that a defendant waived the attorney-client privilege to information in documents he created using an artificial intelligence tool.

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is shown in 2017. (U.S. General Services Administration file photo)
Mar 5, 2026

4th Circuit: Food allergy, warrantless search, scienter, more

Food allergy — warrantless search — scienter

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Mar 4, 2026

Ban on police searches based on cannabis smell is not retroactive, MD Supreme Court rules

A Maryland law banning police searches based on the smell of cannabis does not apply retroactively, the Maryland Supreme Court ruled.

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.

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Feb 25, 2026

Staffer at MoCo assisted living facility charged with killing 87-year-old resident

An 87-year-old resident of a Maryland assisted-living facility was shot and killed by a man authorities say was a 22-year-old staff member who later fired at a state trooper.

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Feb 25, 2026

He wrote a murder mystery. His death in an assisted living home has become one.

Robert Fuller, an 87-year-old crime writer, was fatally shot in his Potomac assisted living home. Police continue to investigate the motive and suspect.

State Del. Caylin Young, D-Baltimore City, speaks at a December press conference in front of the Baltimore Youth Detention Center. (Ian Round/The Daily Record)
Feb 24, 2026

Assault charge dropped against Baltimore Del. Caylin Young

Prosecutors on Monday dropped a misdemeanor assault charge against Maryland Del. Caylin Young, D-Baltimore City.

Heaven Bound Cremation Services in Waldorf is seen in February 2025. (Katie Mettler/The Washington Post)
Feb 23, 2026

MD crematory owners charged with mishandling bodies of fetuses, infant

Maryland State Police allege the operators of Heaven Bound Cremation Services mishandled the remains of seven fetuses and a 2-month-old infant.

President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Feb. 5, 2026. (REUTERS/Al Drago)
Feb 23, 2026

Judge permanently blocks release of report on Trump documents case

A judge permanently barred the release of a report on the criminal case accusing President Donald Trump of unlawfully retaining classified documents.

The U.S. District Court in Greenbelt. (Capital News Service photo)
Feb 20, 2026

A MD man coerced 108 girls to send him sexual images. A judge decided his fate.

A Maryland man was sentenced after he used online threats to coerce at least 108 girls worldwide to send sexually explicit images and videos.