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.
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.
4th Circuit: Food allergy, warrantless search, scienter, more
Food allergy — warrantless search — scienter
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
Assault charge dropped against Baltimore Del. Caylin Young
Prosecutors on Monday dropped a misdemeanor assault charge against Maryland Del. Caylin Young, D-Baltimore City.
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.
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.
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.
















