Disabled Father’s Explosive ADA Lawsuit Slams Maryland Court for Systemic Discrimination—Will AG Brown Defend the Indefensible?
By Michael Phillips | Thunder Report | MDBayNews In a blistering federal lawsuit that exposes the ugly underbelly of...
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How Criminal Charges Can Be Filed in Maryland Without a Judge
By MDBayNews Staff When most Americans imagine someone being charged with a crime, they picture a judge reviewing evidence...
Maryland HB 942: Criminalizing Custody Interference Is Necessary — But Without Structural Enforcement Reform, It Will Not Fix Maryland’s Family Court Crisis
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For years, separated parents in Maryland have lived with a painful contradiction: custody...
Two Years to Maybe Make It Right? Maryland’s SB481 Raises Red Flags for Parents Facing Custodial Interference
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland lawmakers are advancing Senate Bill 481 (SB481) as a reform to address denial or...
Analysis: What Maryland Could Change to Prevent ADA Access Failures in Family Court
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Policy Analysis The recent federal ruling granting disability accommodations to a...
Maryland Admits Nearly 1,000 Foster Children Missing Since 2020 — Most Are Teenage Girls
In a letter released on October 22, 2025, Maryland’s Department of Human Services (DHS) confirmed what advocates had long...
The Disabilities You Don’t See — and the Systems That Still Don’t See Us
America still pictures disability as something you can see: a wheelchair ramp, a white cane, a prosthetic limb.But for tens...
Fathers’ Rights Are Not an Excuse—They’re a Crisis
On social media, I recently wrote: “Every child deserves the love and presence of both parents. Yet so many fathers are...
Passport to Nowhere: How Child Support Enforcement Blocks Parents from Working
In an age where we’re told that work is the path to independence, one Virginia parent discovered that the very attempt to...
Two Years Without My Son: How Montgomery County Circuit Court Refuses to Enforce Custody Orders
It has now been nearly two years since I last saw my son. Not because I disappeared, not because I failed to show up, not...
Seven Ways Montgomery County Circuit Court Enables Custodial Interference
For years, I have filed petitions, provided evidence, and begged for enforcement of my custody rights in Montgomery County...
Judges Aren’t Invincible: How Maryland Voters Can Keep the Bench Accountable
For too long, Maryland’s judiciary has operated in a climate of comfort and complacency. Judges—whether they sit on the...
Maryland’s Parent-Erasure Pattern: Dangerous Crossroads in Custody Law
By Michael Phillips The recent Anne Arundel County ruling in Reichert v. Hornbeck—where Judge Elizabeth S. Morris granted...
“Who’s Protecting the Children?”: John Myrick Calls for Family Court Investigation in Maryland
By | July 2025 In Maryland, it’s easier to garnish a father’s wages than it is to guarantee him a phone call with his...
Andy Ellis Isn’t Just Running—He’s Rewriting the Rules: Meet the Green Party’s Candidate for Maryland Governor
Maryland political disrupter and super-Orioles fan By Michael Phillips In a state dominated by one-party rule, Andy Ellis...
Meet John Myrick: The No-Nonsense Republican Candidate Running to Take Maryland Back
By Michael Phillips John Myrick never planned to run for governor. “If you’d told me a year ago that I’d be doing...
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...
Open Letter: A Year and a Half of Silence — And Still No Justice
By Michael Phillips For the past 18 months, I’ve been denied the basic right to see my son. Not because I’m a danger....
Baltimore County Daycare Owner Released After Prison Term: A Stark Reminder of How Our Justice System Fails Families and Children
By Michael Phillips On June 26, 2025, a Baltimore County daycare owner was released from prison after serving time for...
Baltimore’s DEI Boondoggle: $2.7 Million for Ideology While the City Burns
Spotlight on Maryland – Fiscal Irresponsibility, One Identity Group at a Time🔗 Original Budget Report While Baltimore...
A Voice for Justice: How Jeff Reichert Turned to an ADA Advocate to Defend His Rights and Protect His Son
In a family court system increasingly criticized for opacity, jurisdictional gamesmanship, and disregard for the rights of...
Holy Hell, Maryland: What the Heck Is Going on in Reichert v. Hornbeck?
I wasn’t planning to write this article. In fact, I was working on something else entirely when I stumbled upon the court...
The Constitution Is Not a Vibe: How Parham v. J.R. and Other Landmark Cases Expose the Lie at the Heart of Mahmoud v. Taylor
There’s a dangerous trend in American family court — and Mahmoud v. Taylor is just the latest example. It’s the idea...
Maryland and Virginia Need Their Own TRUST Act: It’s Time to Pull Back the Curtain on Judicial Bias
When you walk into a courtroom, you expect fairness. You expect the judge to be neutral, the facts to speak louder than...