The Maryland Attorney General’s Office issued a Final Order against Korey Homes Building Group and its former owners after determining they violated the Consumer Protection Act by taking payments for home building services they did not provide and misusing consumer funds.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing the Trump administration’s expansion of “expedited removal,” a policy allowing deportations without court hearings or access to legal representation.
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from cutting funding to teen reproductive and sexual health education programs that include language affirming all gender identities. (more…)
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting Planned Parenthood in its challenge to the Trump administration’s “Defund Provision,” which restricts federal Medicaid funding to certain health centers. (more…)
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a multistate amicus brief supporting The Stanford Daily in its lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s “Ideological Deportation Policy,” which the coalition argues unlawfully targets noncitizens for their political speech and violates First Amendment protections. (more…)
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown released new guidance to help state and local law enforcement agencies comply with Maryland laws when working alongside federal agencies during periods of heightened federal activity.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined 21 other attorneys general and the District of Columbia in a joint statement condemning what they describe as the Trump administration’s retaliatory prosecution of New York Attorney General Letitia James and pledging to uphold the rule of law.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined nine other attorneys general in condemning President Trump’s recent directive ordering the Department of Justice to investigate nonprofits and charities that support causes opposed by his administration. (more…)
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown co-led a coalition of 24 attorneys general and governors in supporting Oregon’s legal challenge against the Trump administration’s attempt to deploy the National Guard for civil law enforcement. (more…)
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined 23 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling that blocks individuals from suing to enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
O Friday, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and Secretary of State Susan C. Lee announced that Maryland, along with 21 other state agencies and the Federal Trade Commission, has stopped a deceptive charity fundraising scheme run by Kars-R-Us, Inc. and its operators. According to the complaint, the group raised more than $45 million on behalf of the United Breast Cancer Foundation but used less than 1% for screenings, leading to a settlement that bans certain fundraising activities and imposes financial penalties on those involved.