over 100 retired NFL players objected to a proposed class-action settlement re:disability plan's practice of "race-norming." tomorrow, 1wk before settlement approval hrg, the judge wants to hear from the atty who apparently encouraged the objections thedailyrecord.com/2026/10/1…

Breaking: DOJ just sued Maryland, two counties over mask bans that aim to apply to federal agents such as ICE "Federal law enforcement agents and officers cannot and will not comply," complaint says

The MoCo IG has released a report on allegations of misconduct by a "Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) Executive" assets.montgomerycountymd.go…

After a @washingtonpost investigation revealed serious issues at the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, Maryland's health dept commissioned an audit that wrapped up in Jan. 2025. Lawmakers and the public still haven't seen the final report, despite a pledge to release findings.

Looked into which law firms have given the most to Maryland campaigns this election cycle. We excluded lobbying-only firms, but 4 of the top 5 spenders have at least one lobbyist on staff

A twist in the Somerset school board saga: Marc Schifanelli, who represents the BOE in a federal case, has filed a defamation lawsuit against @MABE_News, which administers the school district's insurance pool. It's over an internal email a staffer sent to 5 other employees.

A Morgan State student who sued the school after being wounded in the 2023 homecoming week shooting is now suing the attorney + law firm that represented him in civil court. His new attys accuse WGK (yes, the one from the billboards) of legal malpractice and breach of contract.

Grassroots Crisis Intervention, the 988 crisis call center in Howard County, notified the state that it plans to lay off 60 employees, or roughly a third of its workforce, next month. The nonprofit's director says the cuts are due to a federal contract being discontinued.

The latest twist in Louis Vuitton's lawsuit against Maryland Live!: The casino filed a third-party complaint yesterday blaming its promotional goods vendor for selling it the bags in dispute after apparently outsourcing its compliance review to the overseas manufacturer.

UPDATE: Simmons' criminal case will be handled by "a prosecutor from another jurisdiction," per Anne Arundel SAO. (Simmons and State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess have helped each other with their respective campaigns, and shared a slate in 2022)

The structural integrity situation at Empire Towers in Glen Burnie has displaced the assortment of small law firms based there for a week. Some attorneys have been running their practices out of patient rooms in the landlord’s medical center. It’s not ideal.

Per the contempt order, Andrea Kable must pay $2K in attorneys’ fees to PSEG. The utility told the judge last month it’d paid lawyers more than $102K to handle the litigation over accessing her farm. Story: thedailyrecord.com/2026/07/1…

First, a power struggle at a Nicaraguan resort spilled out into a racketeering lawsuit. Then, in March, a bus crash there killed 1 and injured 20 people. I wrote about why U.S. lawyers are scrutinizing the Rancho Santana resort's close ties to the Baltimore-based Agora Cos.

Last May and August, a "music researcher" from BMI came to Baltimore to surveil Ottobar's upstairs karaoke nights for copyright infringement. On Tuesday, they and the publishers of three 80s/90s hits in BMI's repertoire that played during karaoke won $18.5K in dmgs/attys fees.

It wasn't the money. So why did Baltimore County lawyer Jacob Rappaport risk prison and disbarment by helping his client mislead lenders about sale prices? Rappaport and the DOJ lawyer who prosecuted him both said in court today that they've been wondering the same thing.👇

The latest in the saga of UMES faculty and admins suing each other: A professor wants the Trump admin to step in. thedailyrecord.com/2026/06/2…