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Defend Life members were arrested for graphic images in 2008

Anti-abortion advocates will conduct a news conference at 10 a.m. Monday outside the Maryland State Police Headquarters in Pikesville about a $385,000 settlement involving both parties.

Local officials, business owners, police and protesters in Frederick County are unsure what the G-8 Summit, scheduled to be held at Camp David on May 18 and 19, will bring. It could be a boon or a bust.

Local officials, business owners, police and protesters in Frederick County are unsure what the G-8 Summit, scheduled to be held at Camp David on May 18 and 19, will bring. It could be a boon or a bust.

Whether you agreed with sign-carrying abortion protesters or not, they had a right to express their opinion

A state park near Camp David in Frederick County will be closed to the public for three days next month while world leaders gather at the presidential retreat for the G-8 Summit, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

Abortion protesters deserve freedom of speech, too.

Even in Baltimore, where juveniles are the victims of homicides about once a month, the slaying of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin has struck an unusually deep chord. Why?

Police arrest four protesters outside Johns Hopkins Hospital

The police may have overreacted to abortion protesters, but their actions were disruptive to the public peace.

Transcripts show state police troopers trying to figure out what to do with anti-abortion protesters In Harford County

The Maryland State Police have agreed to pay a $385,000 settlement to 17 anti-abortion protesters arrested by Maryland State Troopers four years ago in Harford County.

There is a gap between rank and file Democrats and liberal activists that is holding the party back from establishing a lasting majority.

The Baltimore chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded a century ago today, three years after the organization was founded in New York City.

More than 300 protesters filled a courtyard in front of the State House in Annapolis Monday evening, listening to pastors and chanting slogans in opposition to a same-sex marriage bill.

Legislative leaders vow action, but seek activists' help in passing "heavy lift" of green legislation

City officials closely monitored the activities of Occupy Baltimore protesters and fielded correspondence from supporters of the movement and downtown businesspeople who wanted it cleared out, according to e-mails obtained by The Baltimore Sun

Civil rights and "occupy" protesters started out from Baltimore to march to Washington to protest economic inequality.

Occupy Baltimore protesters shift focus from encampment to block woman's eviction in home foreclosure case.

Chessie M. Brailey, a civil rights activist and wife of the late former state legislator F. Troy Brailey, died Dec. 16 from complications of dementia at her daughter's Harbor Court condominium. She was 94.

The violent crackdown on protesters in Cairo is showing the true colors of the Egyptian military and revealed its unwillingness to cede control of the government to civilian rule in any meaningful way

Occupy Baltimore got noticed and the protest continues to have influence

Hundreds of activists are planning to demonstrate outside Fort Meade this weekend in support of Army Private Bradley Manning, the former intelligence analyst accused of sending hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks, organizers said.

Baltimore handled the Occupy protesters correctly (and respectfully) down to their eviction from McKeldin Square

Baltimore police in riot gear moved in full force but peacefully evicted protesters with the Occupy Baltimore movement from the Inner Harbor's McKeldin Square during the early morning hours Tuesday.

Both the police and protesters deserve credit for the peaceful clearing of Baltimore's Occupy encampment

Baltimore joined several other cities from Boston to Los Angeles by sending in the police to disband occupiers who have taken over town squares.

Baltimore has once again denied a permit for the Occupy encampment to stay until April. Rather than waiting for a police raid, the protesters should figure out how to leave on their own terms.

Baltimore officials denied a second request by Occupy Baltimore protesters to obtain permits to use in McKeldin Square, the Inner Harbor park where the group has been entrenched since early October.

Occupy Baltimore protesters have asked city officials for permission to remain in an Inner Harbor park until April, according to an application submitted to the city.

Activists oppose income inequality, call for better jobs

The 'Occupy' protests wouldn't have gotten so much public attention if they hadn't been covered by the mainstream media.

The Occupy protest movement needs to grow up and develop specific goals to address their concerns about the unhealthy concentration of wealth and power.

About 15 protesters were asked to leave a speech by Karl Rove at Johns Hopkins University after staging "organized disruption," a university official said.

City officials have declared illegal overnight camping in a downtown plaza where protesters with the Occupy Baltimore movement have been staying in tents for three weeks.

Leaders from the state's two largest counties and Baltimore city asked Maryland lawmakers Tuesday to raise the state's gas tax as a way to fund road projects and create jobs, making the case for the hike as tea party activists rallied against the idea in a plaza outside.

The Howard County Council is considering whether to eliminate a widely used approach to challenging decisions on land use, building permits and other matters, a step some activists say curtails rights.

When University of Maryland law professor Larry Gibson was asked to get involved with the presidential campaign of then candidate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, he initially declined, yet ultimately she won him over, and his efforts helped her become Africa's first elected female head of state in 2005.

FREDERICK – Neighbors of Fort Detrick were not diagnosed with cancer in greater numbers than the broader population of Frederick County during the period for which data are available, state health officials told the community Monday.

First-ever criminal case brought in Anne Arundel County over waterfront tree removal

Ben jealous of naacp talks about troy davis execution at um school of social work anniversary

Through his activism, Livingston played a big role in saving Baltimore children from lead-paint poisoning

An early voice for urban jobs creation, Dennis Livingston was a pioneer at Station North Arts District's Cork Factory

An early voice for urban jobs creation, Dennis Livingston was a pioneer at Station North Arts District's Cork Factory

Military service members, veterans and supporters celebrated Tuesday's repeal of the don't ask don't tell policy regarding gays. Some hope to return to service now that they can serve as openly gay.

Five year sentence sends the right message to help reassure the transgender community that it is welcome and will be protected.