Black voters and local organizations filed suit today in federal district court in Baltimore under the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, challenging that the at-large component of the election system for the County Council and Board of Ed are racially discriminatory and limit fair represention.

LDF, ACLU of Maryland, and the law firm BakerHostetler filed an appellate brief in Bradford v. MSBE on behalf of Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPSS) families, urging the state appeals court to reverse an earlier decision and remand the case for further proceedings.

Reforms Will Bring Greater Transparency and Accountability, in Memory of Eastern Shore Teenager Killed By Police

Speakers highlight the importance of the Child Interrogation Protection Act, amid apparent increasing non-compliance by police.

In a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland under the Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA), the Baltimore City Circuit Court ruled this week that Calvert County Sheriff Mike Evans acted unlawfully by refusing to release public records about police search practices u

The decision from the Court in the Bradford case, which spans three decades, leaves another generation of schoolchildren in Baltimore City Public Schools without the equitable funding needed for a quality education

Seven Black voters joined today with the Caroline County Branch of the NAACP and the Caucus of African American Leaders to file suit in federal district court in Baltimore under the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965.