Maryland’s Unrecorded Virtual Meetings Problem
When Maryland local governments moved meetings online during the pandemic, officials promised accessibility and...
Laws
Jeanine Pirro’s Gun Comments Expose a Growing Rift in Republican Rhetoric on the Second Amendment
By MDBayNews Staff In a development that has stunned many on the center-right, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro — the top...
HB63: Fairness in Girls’ Sports Act Sparks Fresh Clash in Annapolis
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — A familiar but increasingly charged debate returned to the Maryland General Assembly this...
Maryland Democrats Vote to End 287(g) Cooperation—Then Call It “Public Safety”
Annapolis, MD — With a lopsided 99–40 vote, the Maryland House of Delegates advanced House Bill 444, legislation that...
Maryland’s “No Kings Act” Tests the Limits of State Power—and Federalism
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland lawmakers have introduced a sweeping new proposal dubbed the “No Kings Act,” legislation...
How Maryland Family Courts Can Build Case Records Without a Parent Present
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Father & Co. A recent federal disability-rights ruling involving a Maryland parent...
Montgomery County Pushes ICE Ban as Public Safety, Local Accountability Questions Go Unanswered
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Montgomery County Council President Natali Fani-González is backing legislation that would...
Maryland Attorney General Brown’s Amicus Brief: A Flawed Stand on Federal Law Enforcement and Safety
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown’s decision to join a multistate amicus brief challenging...
Frederick Officials Condemn Federal Enforcement — But Offer Few Answers on Local Responsibility
By MDBayNews The City of Frederick this week issued a joint statement from Michael O’Connor and the City Council...
Things Banned in Maryland You Won’t Believe Are Legal Elsewhere
Maryland has a reputation for being a little different when it comes to regulation. While other states leave many issues...
Maryland’s 430-Law October Surprise: Because Freedom Needed More Fine Print
Maryland just sprinted into October 1 with ~430 “new or improved” laws from the same session that already dropped ~300...
Maryland’s “No-Law-Degree-Required” Magistrates: Because Why Should Justice Require Actual Lawyers?
Right now, millions of people are stumbling across a disturbing fact: in Maryland—and many other states—you don’t...
Maryland’s School Safety Theater: Layers of Bureaucracy, Little Real Protection
Maryland politicians love to tell parents that our children are safe in their classrooms. They’ll point to pages of...
Conover v. Conover (2016): How Maryland Courts Redefined Parenthood at the Expense of Parents
In 2016, Maryland’s highest court handed down Conover v. Conover, a decision that upended custody law by recognizing...
Big Government Crashes the Party: Montgomery County Cracks Down on Backyard Entrepreneurs While Ignoring Real Problems
By Michael Phillips On July 15, 2025, while Montgomery County families continue to struggle with skyrocketing housing...
Fireworks, Fear, and Lawlessness: Ocean City’s July 4th Chaos Reveals a Growing Crisis of Public Disorder
By Michael Phillips On what should have been a night of patriotic celebration, Ocean City, Maryland instead became a case...
The Double Standard of Family Court: Enforcing Support, Ignoring Custody
By Michael Phillips | The Thunder Report & Father & Co. On June 30, 2025, the Maryland Supreme Court issued a...
Privacy vs. Border Security? The Medicaid Data Lawsuit and the Battle for American Sovereignty
By Michael Phillips On July 1, 2025, twenty states—Maryland among them—filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump...
Let the Child Be Heard: How Virginia’s New Law Empowers Truth and Justice in Family Court
By Michael Phillips “A voice silenced is a truth denied.” For far too long, that’s been the quiet tragedy playing out...
Baltimore Courthouse ICE Arrest Exposes Tensions Between Law Enforcement and Political Agendas
By Michael Phillips On June 23, 2025, federal law enforcement did its job—and Baltimore officials had a meltdown. Two...
Victory for Parents: Supreme Court’s Mahmoud v. Taylor Ruling Reaffirms Parental Rights and Religious Liberty
By Michael Phillips In a decision destined to resonate for generations, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a landmark 6-3...
The Myth of ‘Military-Style’ Weapons and the Real Agenda Behind Gun Control in Maryland
Let’s stop pretending this is about safety. When Maryland passed the Firearm Safety Act of 2013, banning more than 40...
The Supreme Court Dodges the Gun Rights Fight — For Now
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging Maryland’s sweeping ban on so-called “assault...
SHOULD VIOLENT OFFENDERS AND SERIAL JUVENILE CRIMINALS LOSE GOVERNMENT BENEFITS? IT’S TIME TO RETHINK CONSEQUENCES IN MARYLAND
Crime in Maryland is not just rising—it’s becoming laughably predictable. If you’re a juvenile who breaks into 100...
Maryland Codifies Child Custody Factors — But Will Anything Really Change?
By Michael Phillips In a move hailed by some as progress and by others as political theater, Maryland Governor Wes Moore...