News

February 21, 2025
Monica Basche quoted in a Baltimore Sun article about the MD Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services rolling out body-worn cameras for correctional officers: “Any additional oversight is better than the status quo, but body-worn cameras are not a substitute for hiring qualified individuals and training them to respect the constitutional rights of prisoners.”
February 20, 2025
Anthony May joined the American Diabetes Association webinar on Diabetes Rights and Public Accommodations as part of the 2025 annual Fighting for Fairness webinar series.
February 20, 2025
Beyond the Courtroom: BGL Sponsored NFB of MD State Convention; Monica Basche Attended a Maryland Association for Justice Roundtable and the American Association for Justice Conference, Lauren DiMartino and Anthoney May attended and presented at the Federal Bar Association Civil Rights Étouffée Conference, and Andrew Radding Presented at Valencia College.
February 14, 2025
Anthony May and Lauren DiMartino presented panels on Essentials of ADA claims and the Vestiges of Redlining during BGL-sponsored 2025 Federal Bar Association Civil Rights Étouffée.
February 13, 2025
Supreme Court of Maryland to hear source-of-income discrimination case addressing landlords’ use a minimum income requirement in violation of the HOME Act.
February 5, 2025
Eve Hill won a temporary restraining order on behalf of three transgender women in federal facilities, challenging the Trump administration’s Executive Order aimed to transfer them to men’s facilities and cease medical care.
February 5, 2025
The Supreme Court of Maryland upheld the state’s Child Victims Act, allowing child sexual abuse cases to move forward regardless of how long ago the abuse occurred.
February 4, 2025
Eve Hill files lawsuit on behalf of three transgender women in federal facilities challenging the Trump Administration’s Executive Order threatening to move them to men’s facilities and cease medical treatment in violation of the ADA. Lawsuit alleges directives are unconstitutional, arbitrary, and capricious.
February 4, 2025
BGL Criminal Defense Section hosted a panel, “Dismantling Mass Incarceration—An Authentic Discussion” to explore solutions to Mass Incarceration—from reform to abolition.
February 3, 2025
BGL celebrates Black History Month and is committed to amplifying Black voices in the workplace and beyond.