Your part might be to show kindness to a stranger, to remind a friend to vote, to teach a child about justice, to speak out or just to stay safe for as long as you can, but it is all part of the same great struggle. Every inch we gain towards good and right matters. Our latest effort:
Maryland jailhouse suicide case moves forward with grieving mother to get her day in court
In a sworn deposition provided as part of Kleger’s lawsuit, former MSP Cpl. Joseph Chester, the supervisor who directed Grafton to take Young to DCDC rather than a hospital, acknowledged that the m…
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January 9, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Your part might be to show kindness to a stranger, to remind a friend to vote, to teach a child about justice, to speak out or just to stay safe for as long as you can, but it is all part of the same great struggle. Every inch we gain towards good and right matters. Our latest effort:
As I explain to the @baltimoresun.bsky.social, our latest Fourth Circuit win, "shows that courts can put a stop to police misconduct before people have to die.” www.baltimoresun.com/2025/12/29/h...
Howard County man keeps $250K award from off-duty Baltimore officer who pulled gun on him
Jawone Nicholson gets to keep his $250K award after off-duty police officer Damond Durant pulled his gun on him. The encounter left the then-teenager “withdrawn,” “glum” and…
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December 30, 2025 at 4:17 AM
As I explain to the @baltimoresun.bsky.social, our latest Fourth Circuit win, "shows that courts can put a stop to police misconduct before people have to die.” www.baltimoresun.com/2025/12/29/h...
Reposted by Cary Hansel
Baltimore Police have a ‘pattern’ of using vehicles to injure suspects, lawsuit alleges
Baltimore Police frequently use their vehicles as weapons, lawsuit alleges
Baltimore Police have long used department vehicles to inflict serious injuries on suspects, a recently filed lawsuit alleges.
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December 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Baltimore Police have a ‘pattern’ of using vehicles to injure suspects, lawsuit alleges
@govwesmoore.bsky.social, don't let trump build its MAGA-gestapo here. Article I, Section 8, Clause 16 of the US Constitution reserves to the States, "the authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress." You can stop this.
www.capitalgazette.com/2025/11/06/m...
www.capitalgazette.com/2025/11/06/m...
Maryland National Guard creating crowd, riot control reaction force
The state’s National Guard has prioritized creating a quick reaction force which can respond to riots and intend to dedicate hundreds of soldiers to the effort.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
@govwesmoore.bsky.social, don't let trump build its MAGA-gestapo here. Article I, Section 8, Clause 16 of the US Constitution reserves to the States, "the authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress." You can stop this.
www.capitalgazette.com/2025/11/06/m...
www.capitalgazette.com/2025/11/06/m...
Well said: "The frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward."
We're all going to write pieces about what you can learn from tonight but it's actually pretty simple: The frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
November 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Well said: "The frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward."
@senbillferg.bsky.social, please redistrict Maryland. Our democracy depends on it.
"'We will have to do what’s best for the long-term interests of Marylanders in this precarious moment for American democracy,' Democratic state Senate President Bill Ferguson said in an emailed—and, notably, very noncommittal—statement." www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...
Dems Hit a Major Obstacle in Redistricting Wars: Other Dems
The surprisingly messy politics of the push to counter GOP gerrymandering.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
@senbillferg.bsky.social, please redistrict Maryland. Our democracy depends on it.
AI was trained on all of our collective knowledge by crawling the internet and reading everything all of us have ever written. As it was collectively trained by all of us, it should be collectively owned and operated only for the benefit of all - not for profit. Any other outcome is digital theft.
October 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM
AI was trained on all of our collective knowledge by crawling the internet and reading everything all of us have ever written. As it was collectively trained by all of us, it should be collectively owned and operated only for the benefit of all - not for profit. Any other outcome is digital theft.
Reposted by Cary Hansel
Notably, the least-bad explanation here seems to be that prison officials negligently let a schizophrenic man waste away in an isolation cell covered in his own excrement.
New: Correctional staff at a Western Maryland prison shut off the water to a mentally ill man’s cell, then allowed him to suffer for eight days before he finally died of dehydration, according to a recent court filing.
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How a Maryland prisoner died an ‘excruciating’ death from dehydration
Lamont Mealy died of dehydration in an isolation cell at Western Correctional Institution in 2023. A lawsuit claims state officials covered it up.
www.thebanner.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Notably, the least-bad explanation here seems to be that prison officials negligently let a schizophrenic man waste away in an isolation cell covered in his own excrement.
A mentally ill incarcerated man died of dehydration because guards denied him water for 8 days. We're seeking justice. Contact DPSCS Secretary Carolyn Scruggs: dpscs.secretaryscruggs@maryland.gov and the Governor, using this form: md.accessgov.com/.../Page/cs/...
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How a Maryland prisoner died an ‘excruciating’ death from dehydration
Lamont Mealy died of dehydration in an isolation cell at Western Correctional Institution in 2023. A lawsuit claims state officials covered it up.
www.thebanner.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A mentally ill incarcerated man died of dehydration because guards denied him water for 8 days. We're seeking justice. Contact DPSCS Secretary Carolyn Scruggs: dpscs.secretaryscruggs@maryland.gov and the Governor, using this form: md.accessgov.com/.../Page/cs/...
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When a judge orders someone freed from Central Booking, the State unconstitutionally detains them for many hours, and sometimes days, after reviewing the court order. We are fighting to end illegal overdetention. Great story in the @baltimoresun.bsky.social: www.baltimoresun.com/2025/10/14/l...
October 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
When a judge orders someone freed from Central Booking, the State unconstitutionally detains them for many hours, and sometimes days, after reviewing the court order. We are fighting to end illegal overdetention. Great story in the @baltimoresun.bsky.social: www.baltimoresun.com/2025/10/14/l...
In Maryland, a state the regime has threatened with occupation, "one illegally arrested may use any reasonable means to effect his escape, even to the extent of using such force as is reasonably necessary." Diehl v. State, 294 Md. 466, 479 (1982), cert. denied, 460 U.S. 1098 (1983); CL § 9-408.
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
In Maryland, a state the regime has threatened with occupation, "one illegally arrested may use any reasonable means to effect his escape, even to the extent of using such force as is reasonably necessary." Diehl v. State, 294 Md. 466, 479 (1982), cert. denied, 460 U.S. 1098 (1983); CL § 9-408.
So, can we get behind #Kimmel4President?
September 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
So, can we get behind #Kimmel4President?
@markhamillofficial.bsky.social, your embodiment of a Jedi and personal stands for justice have inspired my career as a civil rights lawyer. It breaks my heart to say goodbye to your content on Disney+, but I can't support any entity that profits from bending the knee to tyranny. Please forgive me.
September 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
@markhamillofficial.bsky.social, your embodiment of a Jedi and personal stands for justice have inspired my career as a civil rights lawyer. It breaks my heart to say goodbye to your content on Disney+, but I can't support any entity that profits from bending the knee to tyranny. Please forgive me.
Great reporting by Ruben Castaneda in the @baltimoresun.bsky.social on our fight for justice for the family of a man police and correctional officers conspired to keep out of the hospital and in jail, where he committed suicide. www.baltimoresun.com/2025/09/02/m...
Maryland jailhouse suicide: Mother’s pleas ignored, her son found hanged
About 17-and-a-half hours after authorities booked him into the detention center despite a judge’s order he be taken to a hospital, a jail officer found Young hanged in his cell.
www.baltimoresun.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Great reporting by Ruben Castaneda in the @baltimoresun.bsky.social on our fight for justice for the family of a man police and correctional officers conspired to keep out of the hospital and in jail, where he committed suicide. www.baltimoresun.com/2025/09/02/m...
Ruff House Juneteenth Celebration with one of my heroes, Delegate Malcolm Ruff!
June 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Ruff House Juneteenth Celebration with one of my heroes, Delegate Malcolm Ruff!
Hansel Law at Baltimore Pride! Happy Pride ya'lll!!!
June 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Hansel Law at Baltimore Pride! Happy Pride ya'lll!!!
NO KINGS IN BALTIMORE!
June 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
NO KINGS IN BALTIMORE!
NO KINGS IN BALTIMORE!
Great turnout at #NoKings in #Baltimore! With the #Pride parade earlier today, the city is rising up!! @aft.org @caryhansel.bsky.social
June 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
NO KINGS IN BALTIMORE!
An Attorney General review found that Maryland's medical examiner falsified the causes of death in police custody to cover up dozens of police killings. I am quoted in the article exposing this outrage. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...
Audit of in-custody deaths reopens old wounds, raises new questions
The massive audit called for classifying at least 36 in-custody police deaths as homicides, re-opening old wounds and raising new questions in Maryland.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
May 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
An Attorney General review found that Maryland's medical examiner falsified the causes of death in police custody to cover up dozens of police killings. I am quoted in the article exposing this outrage. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...
#MayDayStrong with Lisa and Annette at her first protest sporting a custom hat she made!
May 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
#MayDayStrong with Lisa and Annette at her first protest sporting a custom hat she made!
While some in big law bend the knee, Hansel Law offers paid time off for political activities. Pictured among other protesters in this article is firm Paralegal Jim Trautwein. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
Project 2025 author draws protests at University of Maryland
Protesters gathered outside of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law on Monday night to protest the remarks of Kevin Roberts, co-author of Project 2025.
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April 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
While some in big law bend the knee, Hansel Law offers paid time off for political activities. Pictured among other protesters in this article is firm Paralegal Jim Trautwein. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
Please join us for Hansel Law's 10th Anniversary Open House on April 3rd from 5pm to 8pm at the firm. We will celebrate justice, everyone who has stood with us over the years, the clients who make reform possible and, of course, our talented attorneys and staff! Open bar & light snacks served.
March 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Please join us for Hansel Law's 10th Anniversary Open House on April 3rd from 5pm to 8pm at the firm. We will celebrate justice, everyone who has stood with us over the years, the clients who make reform possible and, of course, our talented attorneys and staff! Open bar & light snacks served.
Powerful reporting by @wcp.bsky.social about our fight against police neglect of people in custody. We can only hope to prevent the next death. washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7605...
D.C. Police Officers Ignored Marquez Parker While He Was Unresponsive in a Holding Cell. When Help Came, It Was Too Late.
An internal investigation shows how officers’ neglect led to Parker’s death. His family is suing the District.
washingtoncitypaper.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Powerful reporting by @wcp.bsky.social about our fight against police neglect of people in custody. We can only hope to prevent the next death. washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7605...
We are so far beyond conservative/liberal or Democrat/Republican debate at this point in our nation's history. This is America versus fascist oligarchy. It is no longer politics - it is survival. It is time for all of us, regardless of party affiliation, to stand for our country and democracy.
March 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We are so far beyond conservative/liberal or Democrat/Republican debate at this point in our nation's history. This is America versus fascist oligarchy. It is no longer politics - it is survival. It is time for all of us, regardless of party affiliation, to stand for our country and democracy.