With a rebuke to Baltimore officials for doling out “hush money,” a federal appeals court ruled Thursday that gag orders common in police misconduct settlements undermine the rights to free speech.
A group of officers filed a lawsuit in federal court against Prince George’s County, alleging that the police department discriminates against black and Hispanic employees and retaliates against those who report racist or inappropriate conduct involving white officers.
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The family of Anton Black, who died after being held face down for about six minutes during a 2018 encounter, partly settled their lawsuit against three Eastern Shore Police Departments.
A federal judge will hand down prominent Baltimore defense attorney Kenneth Ravenell’s criminal sentence Wednesday morning, with Ravenell facing up to 20 years in prison after a jury convicted him in December of money laundering.