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DOJ rule preempts MD bar counsel from investigating misconduct
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (905+ words) A new banner depicting President Donald Trump is put up on the Department of Justice building in Washington on Feb. 20, 2026. (REUTERS/Ken Cedeno) Ian Round//April 8, 2026// Maryland's legal community is opposing a proposed U. S. Department of Justice rule that would prevent…...
'White advocacy' speaker appearance rescheduled at MD university
1+ week, 5+ day ago (505+ words) Reuters Connect//April 3, 2026// A Maryland Federation of College Republicans event at Salisbury University with controversial speaker Jared Taylor, originally scheduled for March 9 but delayed, has now been rescheduled for April 29. According to a MCFR flier, Taylor's appearance is now set…...
Lawsuit alleges Black Caucus scholarships discriminate on race
1+ week, 6+ day ago (558+ words) The Washington Post News Service & Syndicate//April 2, 2026// "Racial discrimination is unconscionable," says the lawsuit by the American Alliance for Equal Rights, which wages legal challenges to programs with race-based eligibility. "And awarding educational opportunities to some young constituents but not…...
Introducing In the Lead: Best Minority-Owned Businesses 2026
2+ week, 1+ day ago (269+ words) Daily Record Staff//March 31, 2026// As the new editor of The Daily Record, I'm excited to share the companies in our 2026 In the Lead: Best Minority-owned Businesses package, which recognizes leaders who face challenges that those in the privileged majority don't…...
EEOC accuses Harford County auto dealership of racial harassment
2+ week, 2+ day ago (382+ words) Dan Belson//March 30, 2026// A chain of Maryland auto dealerships failed to take action after a manager at a Harford County location used racial slurs toward Black salesmen, according to a lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The lawsuit…...
Trump signs executive order asking federal contractors to eliminate DEI
2+ week, 5+ day ago (330+ words) President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a celebration in honor of Greek Independence Day in the East Room at the White House in Washington on March 26, 2026. (REUTERS/Kylie Cooper) WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday asking…...
DOJ sues Harvard over treatment of Jewish and Israeli students
3+ week, 5+ day ago (718+ words) President Donald Trump's administration escalated its attacks on Harvard University on Friday, as it sued the Ivy League school to recover billions of dollars for allegedly failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students. In a complaint filed in Boston federal…...
DOJ launches policy to encourage corporate misconduct reporting
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (457+ words) Signage is seen at the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington on Aug. 29, 2020. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly) NEW YORK " The U. S. Justice Department is rolling out a policy across divisions to encourage companies to report criminal misconduct in exchange for reduced penalties…...
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizes Supreme Court emergency rulings
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (707+ words) This uptick in the court's willingness to get involved with cases on the emergency docket is a real, unfortunate problem," Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson told an audience at an annual lecture in Washington March 9, 2026. (Maxine Wallace/The Washington…...
As Black women face unemployment challenges, solutions sought
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (626+ words) As Black women face unemployment challenges, policymakers seek solutions In a packed room at library in a downtown Boston, Rep. Ayanna Pressley posed a blunt question: Why are Black women, who have some of the highest labor force participation rates…...