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Justice Department abandoning cases alleging discriminatory police and firefighter hiring
The Justice Department is abandoning cases that sought to force police and fire departments to end what the Biden administration alleged were
DOJ Drops Hiring Discrimination Suit Against Maryland State Police
The United States Department of Justice has abandoned a lawsuit against the Maryland State Police that accused MSP of violating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in their hiring practices.
Trump’s Justice Department Kills Lawsuits Against State and Local First Responders Accused of Discrimination
With police and fire departments facing extreme shortages, the Trump administration is rescinding Biden-era attempts to lower admission standards
Justice Department ends lawsuits over tests for police and fire jobs
Trump appointees are taking a sharply different approach from Biden officials on "disparate impact" discrimination claims.
Discrimination lawsuit against Durham Fire Department dismissed
A discrimination lawsuit against the Durham Fire Department was dismissed.
Justice Department drops lawsuit filed against Cobb County over fire department’s former hiring practices
Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department is abandoning a lawsuit filed against Cobb County over its former hiring practices for firefighters, which allegedly discriminated against Black applicants.
Trump administration orders dismissal of Md. state police civil rights case
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Maryland case was one of several dismissals initiated by her office this week in an ...
State police investigating death of 61-year-old Jessup inmate
Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a 61-year-old man who was incarcerated in Jessup Correctional ...
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Eden crash claims life of 4-year-old girl, police investigating
Maryland State Police are investigating a crash that claimed the life of a 4-year-old in Eden Wednesday morning. Troopers ...
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Former Maryland State Police trooper from Smithsburg pleads in federal drug, bribery case
Former Maryland State Police Trooper Justin Riggs, 35, of the Smithsburg area, pleaded guilty Feb. 24, 2025, to federal drug ...
Video shows Maryland car rally, state task force cracks down on illegal street racing
Five people were arrested as Maryland's Car Rally Task Force broke up illegal events in City, and and Prince George's ...
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Former Maryland State trooper faces up to 9 years for leaking info to drug org.
The former trooper initiated several conversations with the drug distributor between 2022 and 2023, attempting to sell the ...
Bondi orders DOJ to throw out DEI lawsuits against police, firefighters
Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) this week to throw out lawsuits the Biden administration ...
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'Don't disrupt folks' lives': Maryland State Police make 5 arrests in connection with car rallies
Maryland State Police dismantled seven car rallies over the weekend, and several of them were in the Baltimore area.
Maryland agencies spend $404M on overtime as lawmakers debate staffing cuts, increases
State workers collectively earned $404 million in overtime earnings in 2024, a nearly 38% increase from four years earlier.