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Autopsies misclassified in-custody deaths that were actually homicides, MD officials say
An audit of Maryland autopsies has uncovered at least 36 in-custody police deaths that should have been considered homicides, officials said.
Judge lifts oversight on two segments of Baltimore police consent decree
A judge lifted court oversight on two parts of the consent decree governing the Baltimore Police Department, a milestone.
A decade after Freddie Gray’s death, Baltimore police continue slow reforms
While the Baltimore Police Department has made progress in the 10 years since Freddie Gray's death, everyone says it has a long way to go to fully respect residents’ civil rights.
Fleeing man, regardless of race, may give police reasonable suspicion, Md. high court says
A Black man’s speedy departure upon seeing Baltimore police in a high-crime area may give officers reasonable suspicion of criminal activity to stop him, the Maryland Supreme Court ruled.
Md. high court considers if fleeing Black man gives police reasonable suspicion
Maryland’s top court grappled with whether a Black man’s speedy departure upon seeing Baltimore police in a high-crime area gives officers reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.
Md. high court opens term with race-related cases on docket
Maryland’s top court opened its 2022-2023 session this month, a term in which it will consider whether alleged racially charged comments so permeated a recently reported appeals court opinion that […]
Md. high court to weigh if fleeing Black man gives police reasonable suspicion
Maryland’s top court will weigh whether a Black man’s speedy departure upon seeing Baltimore police in a high-crime area gives officers reasonable suspicion of criminal activity to stop him.
Baltimore, business owners settle over Freddie Gray unrest
The city of Baltimore has reached a $3.5 million settlement with a group of business owners whose property was damaged in the 2015 unrest that followed the death of Freddie Gray.
Judge: Baltimore is ‘ground zero’ for police reforms
The Baltimore Police Department might finally be on its way toward implementing reforms required under an agreement it reached with the federal government to end unconstitutionally excessive tactics, the federal […]
Housing project where Freddie Gray lived being torn down
The Baltimore public housing project that was home to Freddie Gray, whose death in police custody sparked violent protest, is being torn down.
Baltimore seeks Court of Appeals input on damage cap in ‘Riot Act’ lawsuit
Baltimore is asking for Maryland’s top court to be allowed to answer novel questions of state law involved in federal litigation over damages to businesses sustained in riots in April […]
Judge denies city’s request to cap potential damages in ‘Riot Act’ case
A federal judge declined to limit the potential damage claims of dozens of Baltimore businesses suing the city for failing to effectively respond to the 2015 unrest. Baltimore asked for […]
