A blog post from the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland has widened a growing rift between the organization and Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Chair William C. Smith Jr.
With redistricting lawsuits pending in the Maryland Court of Appeals, the future of Chief Judge Joseph M. Getty is the object of much speculation.
Systemic racism in both the legal system and immigration system puts Black immigrants at particular risk of ICE detention and deportation.
Incarceration has a criminogenic effect on kids. Put simply, it makes them more likely to commit crime in the future.
A community group in Montgomery County was asked to pay $95,000 for copies of police discipline and complaint records, which, under a 2021 change…
The head of the Maryland Defenders Union reflects on the history of public defenders in the U.S. — and expresses hope for the union’s efforts to gain collective bargaining rights.
A top official said the bomb threats made to HBCUs and historically Black churches are the bureau’s top priority.
To truly help survivors of the sex trade, keeping them out of the criminal legal system is a much better solution.
Members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee heard testimony in honor of slain Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley on Tuesday.
The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee voted to move a bill to protect children from being coerced into providing false confessions to police to the…