Posts Tagged ‘MD AG Anthony Brown’
MD AG Brown Co-leads Brief Defending State Voter Databases from Federal Overreach Amid Privacy Concerns
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, along with a coalition of 16 attorneys general, last week filed an amicus brief supporting California’s motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit demanding complete, unredacted voter registration databases from states across the country. The brief argues that the federal government’s demand is part of a larger effort to aggregate personal…
Read MoreUPDATED: MD AG Brown Announces Judgement Against Eastern Shore Landlord for Violating Civil Rights Laws
UPDATED – 11/27/25 – Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has won an historic judgement against a Wicomico County group which engaged in gender-based discrimination in housing. Brown announced a nearly $2.5-million judgement against Eric Sessoms and Mt. Vernon Group, LLC. – the lawsuit was filed in 2024. Sessoms operates and manages Eastern Shore rental properties…
Read MoreMD AG Brown Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Suspending SNAP Benefits
As SNAP benefits run out at the end of this month, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general and three governors in filing a lawsuit against the USDA and Secretary Brooke Rollins for unlawfully suspending the SNAP benefits – which help over 40-million Americans buy food – due…
Read MoreAttorney General Brown Blocks the Return and Sales of Machine Gun Conversion Devices in Maryland
Following a lawsuit filed by Maryland AG Anthony Brown with a coalition of 16 attorneys general – including Delaware – the Trump administration has committed to excluding Maryland from plans to distribute thousands of machine gun conversion devices. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed to a judge that it will not return Forced…
Read MoreMD AG Brown Announces Sentencing for Multi-County Violent Crime Spree
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has announced that two defendants have now been sentenced on charges that stem from a long-term investigation into a violent criminal organization operating in and around Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County and Worcester County as well as the District of Columbia. Officials say the group were involved in three shootings…
Read MoreDelegation from OC Takes Turbine Issue to Washington While MD AG Brown Files Lawsuit against Trump’s Halting of Offshore Wind Development
A delegation of local Ocean City area officials led by Mayor Rick Meehan went to Washington, DC last week to request a moratorium on any Federal activity allowing the construction of offshore wind farms off Maryland’s Coast. Mayor Meehan told the Talk of Delmarva’s Mike Bradley on Monday that he’s confident they will see positive…
Read MoreDenton Woman Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud
A Denton woman has been sentenced after pleading guilty to 1 count of Medicaid Fraud stemming from allegations that she was practicing nursing without a license. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown says that 38 year old Nicole Vanhorn was sentenced to five years suspended in favor of five years of probation by Circuit court for…
Read MoreMD AG Files Lawsuit Seeking Damages from Owners & Managers of the M/V DALI Following the Collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown today announced that a lawsuit has been filed against the owners and manages of the M/V Dali, seeking damages following the cargo ship’s crash that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Brown says there is no question that the State has incurred massive amounts of damages from the Dali’s negligence…
Read MoreMD AG Brown Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Ensure States Can Regulate Social Media Platforms
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown joined a coalition of 22 Attorneys General urging the US Supreme Court to make it clear that states have the authority to regulate social media platforms. An amicus brief was submitted in two cases currently before the Court (Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton) which are challenges to laws passed in…
Read MoreMultistate Settlement with ACI Worldwide Over Attempted Unauthorized Withdrawals from Consumer Accounts
Maryland AG Anthony Brown joined a coalition of 49 Attorneys General to announce a $10-million settlement with payment processor ACI Worldwide. This comes after a 2021 testing error that led to the attempted unauthorized withdrawal of over $2-billion from the accounts of mortgage holders. ACI Worldwide is a payment processor for a variety of third-party…
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