Justice
Maryland leads states suing Education Department for ‘unlawful’ student loan cap
Maryland is at the head of a lawsuit with 25 other Democratic jurisdictions that are challenging a new U.S. Department of Education rule that would limit loan access for students pursuing some graduate and professional degrees.
Advocates press governor to sign remaining immigrant-protection bills
Two dozen immigrant advocacy and civil rights groups wrote to Gov. Wes Moore (D) Monday, urging him to sign two major immigrant protection bills that passed on the final day of the 2026 legislative session.
Despite threats, Maryland sheriffs quickly dropped 287(g) agreements with ICE
Maryland sheriffs vowed to fight legislation prohibiting formal agreements between local police agencies and ICE. But eight of the nine counties that had the 287(g) agreements have pulled out and the ninth said the pact will no longer be enforced.
‘No Kings Act,’ ‘Mason’s Law’ among more than 200 bills signed into law
Maryland continued its pushback against Trump administration policies Tuesday with the signing of the "No Kings Act," allowing civil suits against federal agents for violating someone's constitutional rights, one of more than 200 bills signed into law.
State settles Key Bridge suit for $2.25 billion; Dali owners face criminal charges
Federal prosecutors unsealed a criminal indictment Tuesday against the owners and operators of the cargo ship Dali, for its role in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the same day state officials reached a $2.25 billion lawsuit settlement in the case.
Supreme Court extends stay allowing telehealth abortion
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday extended its stay on a circuit court ruling that would have halted access to telehealth abortion medication. The high court extended the week-old stay until Thursday, making the medication-abortion regimen available until then.AC
Housing advocates expect homelessness numbers to fall slightly
The U.S. Housing and Urban Development’s annual one-night count of those experiencing sheltered and unsheltered homelessness is projected to show a decline after a record-high surge in 2024, according to a new report.
Cheltenham inmate described violent abuse, confinement
Charles Richardson's 1946 testimony about conditions at Cheltenham described a weeklong confinement in a basement cell, no food for five days and severe beatings with a 24-inch leather strap. And Richardson's case was not unique.
Death count at Cheltenham boys’ center was nine times that of white facility
Deaths at the House of Reformation for Colored Boys at Cheltenham, a detention center whose violent past is under state investigation, were nine times that of whites-only House of Refuge for Juvenile Delinquents or Charles H. Hickey Jr. School, an analysis shows.
Mifepristone ruling could halt mailed abortion pills in ‘shield states’ like Maryland
More than 500 Marylanders each month get abortion medication mailed to them via telehealth services, but even in an abortion-friendly state like Maryland advocates worry that care could become inaccessible after a Supreme Court ruling next week.
Unpacking the fight over telehealth access to abortion medication
Both sides of the abortion debate are wondering what happens next in a telehealth medication court case that created chaos and confusion over the past week as one court blocked access to the abortion drug and the Supreme Court restored it -- until Monday.
‘This is where they came to die’: Historical marker highlights horrors at segregated reform school
A historical marker dedicated at the old House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children, a segregated reform school for boys, not only pays homage to Black youth who endured horrible conditions there, but also touches upon the state’s racial history.