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Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby (Associated Press/File)

John Banzhaf: Freddie Gray case prosecutors violated Baltimore police rights

Prosecutors in the trials over the death of Freddie Gray violated the constitutional rights of six Baltimore police officers by filing charges before they had sufficient evidence and failing to turn over exculpatory evidence to defense attorneys, according to a complaint that a D.C. law professor filed Tuesday with a Maryland legal board.

July 19, 2016
Lt. Brian Rice is the fourth Baltimore police officer to go on trial in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray last year. (Associated Press)

Brian Rice, Freddie Gray arrest officer, feared for safety: attorney

Defense attorneys for Baltimore Police Lt. Brian Rice reiterated Thursday that he feared for his safety when he decided not to get into a transport van and secure Freddie Gray in a seat belt because of Gray's combative nature and an unruly crowd that had gathered at the scene of the arrest.

July 14, 2016
Tracey Anderson, 26, restocks X-Box sets on opening day of a new Wal-Mart on Georgia Avenue in northwest D.C. on Dec. 4, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

D.C. Council sidesteps work-schedule bill

The D.C. Council has once again punted a controversial bill that would direct large retailers and restaurants in the city to give workers their schedules two weeks in advance so they can better plan for personal matters and other jobs.

July 8, 2016
The Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Associated Press)

Lockdown at U.S. Capitol lifted

A lockdown was lifted at the U.S. Capitol Friday morning after people were barred from entering the building for 40 minutes.

July 8, 2016
A street vendor sells sweet snacks in Mexico City, Tuesday, July 5, 2016. A study published on Tuesday shows that Mexico's 8-percent tax on high-calorie snacks has been successful in reducing junk food purchases, but only by a small amount and only among poor and middle-class households. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Washington, D.C., school lunch vendor raises alarms

Parents and some D.C. Council members chided school officials Wednesday for offering a school lunch contract to a vendor with a history of lawsuits and rotting food, only a year after having parted ways with a different food service company for the same issues.

July 6, 2016
Under current law in the District, cyclists can collect nothing in an accident with a motor vehicle if they are even 1 percent at fault. (Associated Press)

Bike-car accidents: D.C. bill would put heavier onus on drivers

Picture this scenario: You are driving along Constitution Avenue and fail to notice a bicyclist darting into traffic from between two parked cars. The bicyclist ends up with a broken arm atop the now-dented hood of your car. Who is at fault -- you or the bicyclist?

July 4, 2016
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Pepco rate increase in D.C. requested after Exelon merger cleared

Pepco asked the District's utilities oversight board for a 5.25 percent rate increase Thursday, just two weeks after the Public Service Commission struck down a final challenge to Pepco's $6.8 billion merger with Chicago-based energy generator Exelon.

June 30, 2016
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell speaks outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, April 27, 2016, after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the corruption case of McDonnell. The Supreme Court seems likely to overturn the conviction of McDonnell on political corruption charges and place new limits on the reach of federal bribery laws. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Bob McDonnell’s bribery conviction overturned by Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday overturned the bribery conviction of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, saying that while his acceptance of more than $170,000 worth of gifts and loans may have been "distasteful," it didn't violate federal law -- a ruling that is not expected to have far-reaching effects on public corruption cases.

June 27, 2016
A girls plays in the water at the water fountains, which were recently reopened, Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in front of the Forsyth Park stage in Savannah, Ga. (Josh Galemore/Savannah Morning News via AP)

D.C. schools’ high lead levels worries parents

Parents implored D.C. lawmakers Wednesday to ensure that lead levels in the water at public and charter schools are safe and that the city government is more transparent after the discovery of dangerous levels at three schools where parents and teachers weren't notified.

June 22, 2016