Courts and Justice

3+ hour, 52+ min ago   (163+ words) The D.C. attorney general announced Monday that two landlords will pay over $9 million as part of a settlement agreement after they allegedly conspired with other landlords to inflate rental prices for District tenants. D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb said the settlement is…...

4+ day, 46+ min ago   (842+ words) The Maryland State House in Annapolis. (Sept. 11, 2026) The battle over Maryland’s redistricting rules has moved out of the courtroom and into the hands of voters after the state’s highest court cleared Question 3 for the Nov. 3 general election ballot. Following the…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (422+ words) Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for tens of thousands of Salvadorans living in the D.C. metro area will expire at midnight Thursday, placing those with protected status in legal limbo. While the Trump administration said Salvadorans are retaining their TPS protection for…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1075+ words) A Nova Scotia man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of an Annapolis Valley woman two years ago. Dale Toole entered the plea Sept. 1 in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Kentville. He was initially charged with first-degree…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (309+ words) Time is running out for the nearly 200,000 Salvadorans living in the U.S. under temporary protected status (TPS). A small rally formed outside the White House Tuesday evening as advocates and some lawmakers push for a last-minute extension, but so far, none…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (327+ words) The lower courts were clear. They found more than just a trivial typo or a harmless defect in this redistricting amendment. They identified three separate and serious problems with Question 3. First, the circuit courts concluded that the language of Question…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (132+ words) A pregnant woman was injured and her baby died after a hit and run in Woodbridge, Virginia Thursday night. A man was also hit and injured in the crash. Police said a 28-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman were walking…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (89+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Attorneys for David Hearn say they worry President Donald Trump, who has…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1627+ words) Ruling overturns two lower courts; dissenting justices say question would sacrifice ‘sacred rights’ in Maryland Declaration of Rights A proposed ballot question that could set new standards for the way congressional maps are drawn in Maryland will go to voters…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (614+ words) Maryland officials on both sides are reacting after the state Supreme Court cleared the redistricting amendment for the November ballot. The Maryland Supreme Court ruled late Thursday over whether the General Assembly’s attempt to amend the state constitution over redistricting…...