Law

Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate coalition opposing proposed changes to the U.S. Department of Education’s Civil Rights Data Collection, which would halt data on nonbinary students and remove protections related to gender identity and sex characteristics in bullying and harassment reporting. The coalition argues that the changes would harm vulnerable student populations, undermine enforcement of Title IX, increase administrative burdens on schools, and lead to inaccuracies in national education equity data. (more…)

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that the court has approved remedies in the Google search antitrust case aimed at restoring competition, following a multistate lawsuit alleging Google maintained an illegal monopoly over search and advertising. (more…)

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit by the American Federation of Government Employees challenging a Trump administration executive order that restricts federal employees’ collective bargaining rights, arguing it violates the First Amendment. (more…)

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined 20 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Colorado’s law banning licensed health professionals from practicing conversion therapy on minors, arguing the practice is harmful and falls below accepted medical standards. (more…)

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a bipartisan coalition of 47 state attorneys general urging major search engines and payment platforms to implement stronger safeguards against the spread of deepfake nonconsensual intimate imagery (NCII) and restrict payment processing for related content. (more…)

Maryland Governor Wes Moore released a statement on August 22 regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from custody and return to Maryland, emphasizing the importance of due process and calling for compliance with court decisions in the case. In March, while residing in Beltsville, MD, Garcia was deported to El Salvador despite a 2019 court order protecting him from removal and was later held in custody there. Following court rulings, including one by the U.S. Supreme Court, he was returned to the U.S. in June to face human smuggling charges. (more…)

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 21 attorneys general issued a letter condemning the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation of New York Attorney General Letitia James, calling it politically motivated and urging the department to end what they view as an abuse of power. (more…)

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown joined 21 other attorneys general in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s requirement that states support federal immigration enforcement efforts in order to access Victims of Crime Act grant funding. (more…)

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown joined 17 other states and two governors in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy, challenging a new policy that caps reimbursement for administrative and staffing costs in state-run clean energy programs. The coalition argues the cap violates federal regulations, threatens essential operations, and could reduce states’ ability to deliver energy services and meet climate goals.

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