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April Ademiluyi, a judge on the Prince George's County Circuit Court, is facing potential judicial discipline. (Courtesy of the Ademiluyi campaign.)
Apr 29, 2024

Prince George’s judge’s alleged harassment of colleage detailed at hearing

A Prince George's County judge harassed a colleague with unwanted personal phone calls and improperly shared confidential materials from an investigation into her conduct, counsel at a judicial disciplinary hearing said Monday.

A for sale sign is posted in front of a home in Sacramento, California, on March 3, 2022. HomeServices of America, a real estate company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, has agreed to pay $250 million to settle lawsuits nationwide claiming that longstanding practices by real estate brokerages forced U.S. homeowners to pay artificially inflated broker commissions when they sold their homes. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Apr 29, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway’s real estate firm to pay $250M to settle commission lawsuits

A real estate company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to pay $250 million to settle lawsuits nationwide.

Former paramedic Jeremy Cooper, who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his death, sits in court for sentencing on April 26, 2024, in Brighton, Colorado. Cooper was convicted last year of criminally negligent homicide in the Black man's death, which helped fuel the 2020 social justice protests. (ABC News One/Pool via AP)
Apr 29, 2024

Paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his death avoids prison

A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with a powerful sedative avoided prison in the killing that helped fuel the 2020 racial injustice protests.

Apr 29, 2024

Baltimore Clerk of Court seeks to recoup decades-old attorney fees, other costs

Baltimore's Clerk of Court has sent out a flurry of invoices to collect unpaid attorney fees and other court costs dating back as far as 1996.

Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough and other local officials speak at a news conference in Towson on April 25, 2024. The officials discussed the arrest of a high school athletic director on charges ​that he used artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and anti-Semitic comments. (Kim Hairston/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
Apr 29, 2024

Deepfake of MD principal’s voice is the latest case of AI being used for harm

A criminal case involving AI and a Maryland high school is another reason why everyone should be concerned about deep-fake technology, experts say.

Apr 29, 2024

Janet, Janet & Suggs attorney named MAJ Trial Lawyer of the Year

An attorney with Janet, Janet & Suggs LLC has been honored with the 2024 Maryland Association for Justice (MAJ) Trial Lawyer of the Year Award.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk leaves the Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars after a visit in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, on March 13, 2024. Elon Musk will ask Tesla shareholders to reinstate the compensation package that was rejected by a judge in Delaware this year and to move the electric carmaker’s corporate home from Delaware to Texas. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)
Apr 29, 2024

Supreme Court rejects Musk appeal over tweets that must be approved by Tesla

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Elon Musk over a settlement that requires him to get approval in advance of some tweets that relate to Tesla.

The Philips Center is seen, Jan. 27, 2015, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Philips will pay $1.1 billion to settle personal injury lawsuits in the U.S. over its defective sleep apnea machines. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
Apr 29, 2024

Philips will pay $1.1B to resolve lawsuits over breathing machines that expel debris

Medical device maker Philips said it will pay $1.1 billion to settle hundreds of personal injury lawsuits over its defective sleep apnea machines.

Maryland Court of Appeals
Apr 26, 2024

Citing court reporter error, MD appeals court grants new trial in 2007 murder

The Maryland Appellate Court has ordered that a Baltimore man convicted of a 2007 slaying of a man in an Aberdeen motel room be given a new trial.

Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court before his trial in New York on April 26, 2024. (Jeenah Moon/Pool Photo via AP)
Apr 26, 2024

Trump’s lawyers grill ex-tabloid publisher as 1st week of hush money trial testimony nears a close

Defense lawyers in Donald Trump's criminal trial on Friday sought to dig into an account of the former publisher of the National Enquirer.

Salvage work continues on the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Apr 25, 2024

Baltimore company files proposed class-action claim in Key Bridge collapse

A Baltimore publishing company has filed a proposed class-action claim on behalf of businesses affected by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.

Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court before his trial in New York on April 25, 2024.(Spencer Platt/Pool Photo via AP)
Apr 25, 2024

Former tabloid publisher testifies about scheme to shield Trump from damaging stories

The former publisher of the National Enquirer testified about going to great lengths to help shield Donald Trump from potentially damaging stories.

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