The Maryland House of Delegates approved legislation on Monday to bar police statewide from checking the immigration status of individuals they arrest or from stopping an individual for the purposes of suspected immigration violations. The...
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Maryland House approves bill to limit local immigration enforcement
Baltimore City Council approves bill to raise minimum wage
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Families of 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia
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Kentucky governor signs law to protect students’ right to religious expression
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Supreme Court hears oral arguments on regulatory takings, military spousal pay
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Confirmation hearings begin for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch
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Hawaii federal judge denies government motion to ‘clarify’ travel ban ruling
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Supreme Court denies Menendez appeal in bribery case
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Supreme Court denies review for death-row inmates claiming intellectual disability
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FBI director confirms investigation of Russia interference with US election
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The Baltimore City Council voted 11-3 Monday to approve a bill that would increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2022. Maryland's current minimum wage is $8.75 and is slated to increase to $10.10...
More than 850 family members of victims of the 9/11 attacks filed a lawsuit Monday against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . The suit alleges that Saudi Arabia provided support to al Qaeda in multiple...
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed a bill into law on Monday aimed at protecting student organizations' rights to manage internal affairs in a manner that is consistent with the group's religious or political beliefs. The law passed...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in Murr v. Wisconsin and Howell v. Howell . In Murr v. Wisconsin , the court heard arguments regarding whether "parcel as a whole" in a...
The Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings on Monday for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch . Each of the 20 senators on the committee, as well as Gorsuch himself, began the hearing by providing opening statements. Democrat...
Judge Derrick Watson of the US District Court for the District of Hawaii stood by his ruling against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban and denied a motion on Sunday...
The US Supreme Court on Monday denied an appeal by Senator Bob Menendez in a bribery and fraud case. The appeal argued that Menendez's alleged conduct was immune from legal scrutiny because...
The US Supreme Court on Mondaydenied the petitions of Pervis Payne, Michael Sample, and Vincent Sims , three Tennessee death-row inmates who argued they should not be executed due to their intellectual disabilities....
FBI Director James Comey confirmed Monday that the FBI is investigating allegations of Russian interference with the 2016 US presidential election. His statement came during a hearing before the House Intelligence Committee and is...
