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U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

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U.S.Court order

Supreme Court will hear Asian-American parents' challenge to Maryland magnet school lottery

The U.S. Supreme Court on October 19, 2026, agreed to hear Association for Education Fairness v. Montgomery County Board of Education, a challenge by mostly Asian-American parents to admissions for four selective magnet middle schools in Montgomery County, Maryland. The justices limited review to whether a plaintiff attacking a facially neutral admissions policy as racially discriminatory must show aggregate disparate impact relative to the group's share of applicants.

Order (Supreme Court of the United States) → · NBC News, SCOTUSblog
D. MD.Litigation

DOJ sues Maryland and two counties over law enforcement mask ban and ID rules

The Justice Department sued Maryland, its attorney general, the state police training commission and Prince George's and Montgomery counties on October 1, seeking to invalidate state and county laws that bar law enforcement officers, including federal agents, from wearing masks and require them to show identification. The complaint alleges Maryland's SB 1 and the two county ordinances directly regulate federal officers and violate the Supremacy Clause and intergovernmental immunity.

Filing (U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland) → · U.S. Department of Justice, The Daily Record