Black Caucus ‘Shocked’ at Study Findings of Racial Prison Imbalance

ANNAPOLIS – Members of the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus, outraged at their study’s findings of racial disparities among drug offenders in state prisons, said they’ll move quickly to propose legislation to offer more treatment options

Juvenile Justice Advocates Rally to Close Cheltenham

ANNAPOLIS – Juvenile justice advocates will call on Gov

Maryland Boosts Fines for ID Thefts

ANNAPOLIS – For Kevin Reigrut it started with an innocent-looking letter

Court Exempts Restaurants’ Free Music from Tax

ANNAPOLIS – Restaurants that provide entertainment for their patrons but do not charge a cover, require a minimum purchase or inflate prices during the performance don’t have to pay an additional amusement tax, the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday

Teen Drug Court Dispenses Justice Tempered With Support, Encouragement

ANNAPOLIS – In an aging Baltimore County courtroom, Judge Kathleen Cox spends alternate Wednesday afternoons dispensing a different kind of justice

Restaurants Lose Fight for Temporary Stop to Smoking Ban

ANNAPOLIS – Montgomery County Circuit Judge Patrick L

Maryland Tightens DWI Laws Today

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland gets a little tougher on drunken drivers today, but not tough enough, critics say

Two Legislators Open New Battle on Assault Weapons Ban

ANNAPOLIS – With the federal ban on assault weapons due to expire next year, two Maryland lawmakers want the General Assembly to take another crack at expanding a statewide ban on assault weapons to some rifles

Court Finds Maryland Insurance Commissioner Immune From Lawsuit

ANNAPOLIS – Former Maryland Insurance Commissioner, Steven B

Abortion Providers Turn Wary Eye on Bowie Clinic Protester

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland clinics are on high alert following last week’s execution of murderer and anti-abortion activist Paul Hill, and Bowie resident the Rev