Maryland

Supreme Court to hear case challenging admissions criteria for middle-school program

The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a challenge to admissions criteria for a middle-school magnet program in a Maryland county that some parents argue put Asian American students at a disadvantage.

Oct 20, 2026 9:48 AM CDT

Feds will not retry former Baltimore state’s attorney on mortgage fraud

A mortgage fraud charge against Marilyn Mosby, the former Baltimore state’s attorney, has been dismissed.

Oct 16, 2026 11:14 AM CDT

2 judges who couldn’t get along both removed from bench

Two Maryland judges who allegedly disrespected each other in court, including shouting matches reportedly heard by staff, have both been removed from the bench.

Oct 6, 2026 1:51 PM CDT

Pokemon fan charged with $55M crypto hack goes on trial

A Maryland cybersecurity consultant who allegedly stole nearly $55 million in hacked cryptocurrency and spent some of it on rare Pokemon and Magic: The Gathering cards went on trial in New York.

Sep 29, 2026 10:28 AM CDT

Laís Ramirez Santoro supports immigrants through ABA and other opportunities

ABA member Laís Ramirez Santoro, a law student who was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, appreciates the chance to connect with and support other immigrants through the ABA Commission on Immigration’s Safe City Baltimore Legal Screening Hotline. “There’s always so much going on, but I will take calling a client and listening to them for an hour or so over reading a case for class, any day,” says Santoro, who already has completed multiple intakes for the hotline. “And the work will get done.”

Aug 10, 2026 1:45 PM CDT

SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein appeals fraud conviction

SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein is appealing his 12 convictions for tax and mortgage fraud, his six-year prison sentence and the $3.1 million restitution judgment against him to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Richmond, Virginia, according to a court filing by his attorneys.

Aug 3, 2026 10:55 AM CDT

Washington calls off bar exam after NextGen UBE has tech issues

The first administration of the NextGen Uniform Bar Examination, a substantial shift in the high-stakes test planned for eight years, was marred Tuesday by connectivity issues in three of the 10 jurisdictions using the new test this week, forcing the two-day exam to be entirely canceled in Washington

Jul 29, 2026 2:10 PM CDT

SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein gets prison time; court filing details big spending, loans

Following a federal conviction of tax evasion and making false statements on loan applications, lawyer and SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein has been sentenced to a six-year prison sentence. He was taken into custody Friday.

Jul 27, 2026 1:49 PM CDT

Ex-lawyer seeks bar reinstatement after US House primary win

A former attorney who last week won the Republican nomination for Maryland’s 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives asked Wednesday to be readmitted to the state bar.

Jul 1, 2026 10:06 AM CDT

Lawyer sues DOJ for more than $30M over dropped fraud charges

A prominent Maryland attorney filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday accusing the federal government of basing a criminal fraud and money laundering prosecution against him on false testimony by an FBI agent.

Jun 30, 2026 10:15 AM CDT

High-profile lawyer convicted of indecent assault of Amtrak employee

A corporate attorney in Baltimore was recently found guilty of forcing an Amtrak attendant to rub his genitals.

Jun 26, 2026 1:26 PM CDT

Judge reveals reason for denying SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein’s acquittal, new trial

A federal judge has explained her ruling to dismiss SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein’s request for an acquittal or a new trial, noting that the at-trial evidence overrides his issues with jury instruction and insufficient evidence in his tax evasion and mortgage fraud case.

Jun 24, 2026 11:33 AM CDT

Federal judge denies SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein’s bid for acquittal, new trial

A federal judge has denied SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein’s bid for an acquittal or a new trial, rejecting claims that issues with jury instructions and excluded evidence tainted his tax evasion and mortgage fraud case, Law360 reports.

Jun 17, 2026 10:04 AM CDT

Navigating Choppy Waters: DEI programs in law firms

Law firms should remain committed to their diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Although the profession has become a particular focus of the Trump administration’s efforts to curtail DEI initiatives across the U.S. workforce, firms that overcorrect in response to present political pressure risk undermining their long-term stability. The demographic forces that drove the rise of DEI programs have not slowed. When structured carefully and grounded in authenticity, these initiatives can continue to be the ship that weathers these turbulent seas.

Apr 24, 2026 3:05 PM CDT

Judge orders SCOTUSblog founder Goldstein to home confinement until sentencing

A Maryland federal judge has ordered SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein, who was convicted on various fraud charges this week, to be placed under home confinement until his sentencing.

Feb 27, 2026 9:24 AM CST