Federal prosecutors have charged Maryland State Sen. Dalya Attar in a disturbing blackmail scandal involving an alleged plot to secretly film and threaten two of her political critics.
Maryland’s highest court heard arguments Monday in three lawsuits filed by Baltimore City, Annapolis, and Anne Arundel County against major oil companies, including BP. The local governments claim the companies knowingly misled the public about the dangers of fossil fuel use and contributed to alleged climate-related damages like sea-level rise and extreme weather.
The Trump administration lost its lawsuit against a federal court in Maryland after it sued the bench for its automatic injunctions against deportations.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D) sidestepped direct questions about illegal immigrants receiving Medicaid in his state during a Friday appearance on Fox News Channel’s Special Report. Pressed by host Bret Baier, Moore declined multiple opportunities to say whether he supports taxpayer-funded health care for those in the country illegally.
The Trump administration filed a lawsuit against all of the judges in a federal district court in Maryland this week, challenging an order preventing the deportation of illegal immigrants who file a petition for writ of habeas corpus.
