A Look at America's Most Corrupt Police
A new book shows how the Baltimore Police Department let dirty cops flourish right under its nose.
A new book shows how the Baltimore Police Department let dirty cops flourish right under its nose.
Public officials are routinely undermining the legitimacy of coronavirus countermeasures by ignoring their own (often arbitrary) rules.
It's been nearly four months since a Maryland SWAT team killed Duncan Lemp, and there's been no transparency.
A Maryland defense attorney says the Bureau of Prisons is ignoring a judge's order to release his client into home confinement because of coronavirus concerns.
Montgomery County police say Duncan Lemp "confronted" a SWAT team executing a search warrant on his family's house. His family says he was shot in bed.
Prince George's County had started a pilot program to fit officers with body cameras five years ago, but never set aside the money to expand.
When ritual is more important than reuse
“The suspect was struck several times by the officer's duty weapon.” No, the cop shot him.
Del. Vaughn Stewart (D–Montgomery County) says a mix of new private and public housing is needed to combat Maryland's housing affordability problems.
State legislatures and Congress can (and probably should) take steps to limit partisan gerrymandering. This was never an issue for the courts to settle.
Hospitals gamed the system and costs didn’t come down.
Regulators are gearing up for a long debate about the size, shape, and other specifications of edibles.
The city’s systems have been down since May 7, with no end in sight.
The state treats burning trash as a renewable energy source worthy of taxpayer support.
If Gov. Larry Hogan signs the measure into law, Maryland will be the first state to issue a ban on foam food containers.
Rep. Andy Harris's (R-Md.) office refuses to say whether the congressman supports prosecution of the young activist.
The accidental criminal penalties in Baltimore's proposed scooter bill reveal the problems with the default criminalization of code violations.
This might not be what lawmakers had in mind when they created this program.
Benjamin Davis III wasn't issued a ticket or citation. But he says police had his car towed anyway.
Officer First Class Ryan Macklin has since been arrested and suspended without pay.
"You got the wrong address. Don't shoot my daughter."
"I said, 'Well, can you test me again? And I ate a poppy seed bagel this morning for breakfast,' and she said, 'No, you've been reported to the state.'"
Ben Jealous, who's running for governor of Maryland, prefers the label "venture capitalist."
A suspect has been taken into custody, police said.
Judges were told not require cash bail from defendants who were too poor to pay. Instead they're not offering bail at all.
Home sharing competes with hotels, of course, but it's not a zero-sum game. Hosts on platforms like Airbnb are responsive to market conditions.
A high-profile podcast gave his case national attention, but almost all inmates who claim innocence are trapped in obscurity behind bars.
Now they're being sued for it.
The PRIME Act would fork over millions to one of the world's wealthiest corporations.
The $15 billion project would connect two cities that are only 35 miles apart. That's $420 million per mile-if it stays on-budget.
There was no trafficking victim here-just a couple attempting private sexual activity with another consenting adult. But Maryland cops don't care.
The state won't throw people in jail for cutting hair without a state-issued permission slip, but it's only a marginal step forward.
Cops say the 19-year-old women violated a state law against harassment based on "race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or national origin."
The Mississippi catfish cartel vs. the Chesapeake invader-eaters
The House of Delegates passes a measure that could hobble brewers.
The appeals court says the prohibited guns and magazines are outside the scope of the Second Amendment.
The Maryland governor who defied Prohibition, and the Utah governor who wouldn't pay his income tax
Tighter rules on seizure and looser rules on sentences for nonviolent crimes.
The brewery will use damages from its case against the Michigan Liquor Control Commission to launch a 1st Amendment Society.
The new state law expands on Obamacare's controversial contraception mandate.