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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund published a study on race and water affordability in the U.S., highlighting Baltimore City.

The Baltimore members of the Maryland House of Delegates have voted in favor of a bill that would permit Johns Hopkins University to have an armed police force. The delegation voted after U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings told the panel he was "begging" them to do something about city violence.

The ACLU and NAACP Legal Defense Fund are asking a judge to rule that Maryland needs to provide between $200 million and $300 million more a year to Baltimore's schools.

Gov. Larry Hogan needs to stop pretending he doesn't know anything about the Kirwan Commission and its findings about the adequacy of state support for education.

Reaction to the firing of Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis on Friday.

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund is calling for transparency from the independent team that is overseeing mandated-police reforms in Baltimore.

leading national civil rights legal organization has expressed concern over the number of law enforcement officials named to a proposed team that will oversee sweeping police reforms in Baltimore.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has closed a complaint alleging that Maryland officials discriminated against African Americans when they canceled a light-rail line in Baltimore.

A federal judge has denied a request by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund to intervene in the consent decree case between Baltimore and the U.S. Department of Justice, expressing confidence that the federal government will honor the police reform deal he approved Friday.

Although U.S. District Court Judge Bredar ultimately signed the consent decree between the DOJ and Baltimore officials Friday, formalizing the process of overhauling the city's police department, the work of the people is not yet done. They must continue their vigilance, particularly now that the Justice Department, under Donald Trump, has signaled its reluctance to do its part.

On President Barack Obama's last full day in office, the U.S. Department of Transportation said it would conduct a sweeping review of Maryland's transport policies to determine whether they violate federal civil rights rules.

CASA:        "The consent decree will be a critical tool toward reforming police culture and systems of accountability in Baltimore," said CASA’s Executive

Leonard Pitts Jr.: "I have no interest in seeing this country heal. And I refuse to come together."

Korryn Gaines' death may have been legally 'justified,' but that doesn't mean it was inevitable.

Baltimore County police on Thursday released the last name of the officer who fatally shot Korryn Gaines in Randallstown last month.

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund is seeking documents from the Baltimore County Police Department related to the fatal shooting of Korryn Gaines.