BREAKING: Judge denies city’s request for reconsideration in Baltimore inspector general lawsuit
Dealing another setback to the Scott administration, Judge White rejects city’s argument that her order to release documents needed “clarification.”
Accountability
Special SeriesAug 20, 2026
Baltimore City Solicitor seeks “clarification” of judge’s order in inspector general lawsuit
The latest motion by Ebony Thompson appears aimed at delaying or limiting the production of records ordered by Judge White.
Special SeriesAug 14, 2026
Judge rules in favor of Baltimore’s inspector general, denies city’s motion to dismiss
Circuit Court Judge Pamela White orders Mayor Scott’s law department to respond to subpoenas that the IG has requested.
Special SeriesAug 12, 2026
Mushrooms and mold found inside former hotel repurposed for housing the homeless
A report by Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming finds poor living conditions and health-related issues at three city-run homeless facilities.
Special SeriesAug 5, 2026
Tracing some of the money the Scott administration spends without BOE approval by declaring an “emergency”
Emergency procurements not only skirt around Board of Estimates approval. They delay and sometimes hide public disclosure of how taxpayer money is used. Here are the two latest examples. UPDATED
Special SeriesJul 28, 2026
Saying she’s “obsessed” with IG independence, judge hears the Scott administration’s argument for curtailing it
“It’s not that the job has become harder. It is that it has become impossible,” the lawyer representing the watchdog agency tells Judge Pamela White.
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