‘No more’: MD ban on local police partnerships with ICE becomes law
Maryland enacted an emergency law banning local law enforcement from partnering with ICE under 287(g) agreements.
Multimillion-dollar fraud probe in MD leads to call centers in India
A joint FBI and India investigation shut down call centers that impersonated U.S. officials, scamming more than 650 victims out of over $48 million.
New lawsuit challenges Trump’s federal takeover of DC police department
Washington is seeking an emergency restraining order against President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department.
Law banning illegal-immigration encouragement loses free speech challenge
Today is Monday, the 46th anniversary of Nadia Comaneci becoming the first Olympic gymnast to score a perfect 10. Here are some other news items. — U.S. appeals court strikes […]
Report: DEA sex parties go back to 2001
Drug Enforcement Administration agents attended sex parties with prostitutes while stationed overseas as far back as 2001, according to a report released Tuesday.
FBI, DEA to start recording interviews of suspects
Agents from the FBI and some other federal law enforcement agencies will soon begin recording interviews of suspects in custody under a new Justice Department directive that reverses long-standing policy, Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday.
Justices to hear DEA agent’s appeal on personal jurisdiction
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether a Nevada court can exercise personal jurisdiction over a Georgia police officer whose sole “contact” with Nevada is his knowledge that the plaintiff has connections there.
DEA apologizes to student forgotten in cell
SAN DIEGO — The Drug Enforcement Administration issued an apology Wednesday to a California student who was picked up during a drug raid and left in a holding cell for […]
Feds bust ring smuggling cocaine, heroin to area
WILMINGTON, Del. — Federal prosecutors on Monday announced the unsealing of an indictment charging 12 people with smuggling and attempting to smuggle cocaine and heroin from Panama into the United […]
Md. health chief opposes medical marijuana bill
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland‘s health secretary said Monday he opposes the current version of a bill to legalize medical marijuana because the department lacks the resources to oversee the system to […]
GC Profile: Adrian Robert Gardner of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Adrian R. Gardner has been the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission’s general counsel since April 2000, but before then he learned important lessons on other jobs — like how […]









