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Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming is fighting the city law department's decision to treat her subpoenas like Maryland Public Information Act requests. (Courtesy of Isabel Cumming)
Apr 17, 2026

Judge: Baltimore IG’s records access ‘crushed’ by administration

A Baltimore judge seemed skeptical after hearing Mayor Brandon Scott’s administration's challenge to the city inspector general recruiting pro bono attorneys to litigate an ongoing dispute.

Steve Bannon, former advisor of President Donald Trump, attends a hearing to enter a guilty plea in his fraud case stemming from a fundraising effort to build a border wall, at the New York Criminal Court, in New York City on Feb. 11, 2025. (Curtis Means/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo)
Apr 6, 2026

Supreme Court clears way for dismissal of case against Steve Bannon

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the Justice Department to move forward with dismissing a criminal case in which Steve Bannon was convicted after defying a congressional subpoena.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 11, 2026. (REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo)
Mar 17, 2026

House panel subpoenas AG Pam Bondi in Jeffrey Epstein probe

A U.S. congressional committee issued a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify behind closed doors in its probe of the late convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.

U.S. President Donald Trump, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Russell Vought tour the Federal Reserve Board building, which is currently undergoing renovations, in Washington, D.C., July 24, 2025. (REUTERS/Kent Nishimura)
Mar 13, 2026

Judge blocks subpoenas against Fed Chair Powell

A federal judge said he was blocking subpoenas that the Justice Department served to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Del. C.T. Wilson's bill to usher in a redistricted congressional map ahead of the 2030 census was introduced on the House floor on Jan. 23, 2026. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
Mar 5, 2026

MD bill aims to protect workers after Trump targeting of national labor board

Del. C.T. Wilson is sponsoring legislation to establish the Maryland Labor Relations Board should the national iteration become weakened or snuffed out.

A view shows the U.S. Department of Homeland Security signage in New York City, July 21, 2025. (REUTERS/Jeenah Moon)
Mar 5, 2026

Homeland Security use of secretive legal weapon draws congressional scrutiny

Congressional Democrats launched an inquiry into how tech giants handle demands from Homeland Security for personal information on Americans who criticize the agency.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 11, 2026. (REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo)
Mar 4, 2026

House committee subpoenas AG Pam Bondi over Epstein investigation

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi over the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

Chairman of the House Oversight Committee James Comer (R-KY) and Ranking member Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) look at images of former President Bill Clinton during a meeting to vote on whether to hold Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas to testify in the panel's investigation of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 21, 2026. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Jan 21, 2026

House advances contempt measures against Clintons in Epstein probe

A GOP-led House panel recommends holding Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over Jeffrey Epstein-related subpoenas.

Court: Sex offenders must register upon Md. residency
Jan 8, 2026

Judge disqualifies U.S. attorney in Albany investigating Letitia James

A federal judge ruled Trump’s interim U.S. attorney in Albany was unlawfully appointed, quashing subpoenas tied to probes of New York AG Letitia James.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown was one of more than 20 attorney generals who are asking a federal judge to reject a Trump administration's move to dismantle a 50-year-old program meant to help minority- and women-owned businesses win government contracts. (Rachel Konieczny / The Daily Record file photo)
Sep 19, 2025

Property management company sues AG’s office over authority to investigate civil rights violations

Bay Management Group sued Maryland’s attorney general, claiming new civil rights enforcement powers are unconstitutional and overreach.

Audrey Strauss, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, during a news conference in New York on July 2, 2020. (AP File Photo/John Minchillo)
Aug 26, 2025

House committee subpoenas Epstein’s estate for documents, including birthday book and contacts

The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed Jeffrey Epstein’s estate as lawmakers seek answers on his ties, abuse case, and federal investigation.

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Aug 8, 2025

Justice Department subpoenas New York AG James as it investigates whether she violated Trump rights

Federal prosecutors subpoena NY Attorney General Letitia James in civil fraud cases against Trump and the NRA amid escalating political tensions.