July 20, 2021
A Maryland county police department agreed to shell out more than $8 million and retool its policies to wrap up a federal lawsuit from Black and Hispanic officers who alleged white leadership fostered racism within the force, lawyers for the officers announced Tuesday.
April 23, 2021
A federal judge has barred a Maryland county police department from using a long-standing promotion system that Black and Hispanic officers say has slowed or prevented their advancement, saying the officers were likely to win their legal challenge.