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Sexual Misconduct Police

We must not forget the lessons of 2020. The death of George Floyd showed us that we have a duty to ensure that those…

Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) expressed satisfaction Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court ended a federal lawsuit that the state and the…

Children

Following the 1960’s riots and curfews in cities across America, variations of this question remained a refrain on TV for decades. This simple yet…

The House Judiciary Committee heard virtual testimony this week in support of proposed legislation banning the so-called LGBTQ “panic” defense. According the National LGBT…

President Biden is poised to send a sweeping immigration reform bill to Congress Thursday that would lay out a path for nearly 11 million…

Three years ago, a House committee rejected a proposal to make attacks on transit personnel a felony. On Wednesday, the head of the Maryland…

Alonzo Turner Bey went into Maryland’s prison system at age 17. He served 31 years, six months and 15 days with asthma, high blood…

Maryland lawmakers are looking to remove the governor ― and potentially politics ― from parole decisions. Maryland is one of just a few remaining…

Maryland lawmakers are planning wide-ranging election reforms during the 2021 legislative session, including requiring special elections for filling vacant House and Senate seats and…

Interrogation

The House Judiciary Committee heard two bills Tuesday that seek to expand who is protected and what offenses are punishable under the state’s hate crime…