Considering a gut microbiome test? Read this first. New research has found that at-home gut microbiome tests lack standardization, resulting in different results from the same stool sample.

Prof. Hoffmann was quoted in “Considering a Gut Microbiome Test? Read This First,” in the Washington Post. “It’s like having your blood drawn, sending it to different labs and getting different results from each lab”

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Team members in formal attire posing together before competition

Awards presented on stage during competition weekend banquet

Team members in formal attire posing together before competition

Proud of our Thurgood Marshall Trial Team for an amazing showing at the Mid‑Atlantic BLSA Mock Trial—1st place, 3rd place, and Best Defense Team! Next stop: nationals!

Arkansas’s anti-loitering law targets people — especially Black youths — just for hanging out in public - Arkansas Times Over 600 pages of Little Rock Police Department loitering reports reveal how police officers confront Black youth and poor people merely for existing in public.

Omavi Shukur was featured in the Arkansas Daily Weblog.

Read “Arkansas’s Anti-Loitering Law Targets People—Especially Black Youths—just for Hanging Out in Public,” here: arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

Maryland experts say overall impacts from Iran war will be worse if conflict goes on too long Overall, the impacts Americans will feel are expected to be economic-based. However, federal agencies are gearing up for the possibility of stateside Iranian retaliatory attacks.

Mike Vesely spoke to WJZ Monday afternoon about the impact of the Iran conflict on homeland security. Read here: https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-experts-overall-impacts-iran-war-economic-conflict-united-states/

Maryland fights over ICE facilities raise constitutional questions As local governments in Maryland clash with the Trump administration’s plans for new federal immigration facilities, the issue is reviving a long-running constitutional question

Prof Cori Alonso-Yoder was quoted in “Maryland Battles over ICE Facilities Raise Constitutional Question,” in the The Baltimore Sun.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/02/23/ice-facilities-constitution-maryland

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Maryland Carey Law has been named to the 2026 Executive Alliance Honor Roll, marking our second recognition this academic year for advancing gender diversity in leadership.

Read more here: https://www.law.umaryland.edu/content/articles/name-958165-en.html

Sheriffs vow to keep working with ICE even after Moore signs bill banning 287(g) “No politician or legislative body is going to tell me that I can’t communicate with another law enforcement agency on matters of public safety in my community,” Carroll County Sh…

@ac-alonsoyoder.bsky.social featured in The Baltimore Sun Sheriffs vow to keep working with ICE even after Moore signs bill banning 287(g)

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Quote from Mr. Piermattei in the New York Times, Feb 2026, about regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. It reads: If they don’t, “then you are agreeing that we should not regulate greenhouse gasses under the Clean Air Act, full stop,” Mr. Piermattei said. “I don’t think any environmentalist, I think a majority of the public, does not agree with that statement at all.”

Maryland Carey Law’s Bill Piermattei appears in The New York Times, weighing in on the legal battle surrounding the EPA’s rollback of the climate endangerment finding.

Read here: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/climate/epa-endangerment-finding-lawsuit.html

Howard County’s ICE bill won’t stop centers if the federal government wants it The Howard County Council will vote on a bill Thursday to prohibit privately owned buildings from operating as immigration detention centers. It won’t stop the federal government from proceed…

Professor @mgraber1.bsky.social was quoted in “Howard County’s ICE Bill Won’t Stop Centers if the Federal Government Wants It,” in the Baltimore Sun

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Professor @mgraber1.bsky.social was quoted in a @newsweek.com article, "25th Amendment Explained: How Trump Could Be Removed Without Impeachment."

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Fast-Track Court Fights Shaped Immigration Litigation In 2025 Copyright: Copyright © 2026 Portfolio Media, Inc. All rights reserved.

Professor @ac-alonsoyoder.bsky.social was quoted in “Fast-Track Court Fights Shaped Immigration Litigation in 2025,” in Law360.

Professor Kathryn Frey-Balter was quoted in “The ‘Pit Bull’ Lawyer Defending Maduro,” in the Wall Street Journal www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law student Danielle Basdekis ’26 has been named a 2026 National Jurist law student of the year, joining seven other students from across the country in this year’s cohort.

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Maryland Carey Law mourns Professor Michael Greenberger, a visionary leader whose work shaped CHHS, strengthened Maryland’s preparedness, and inspired generations of students. His legacy of service endures.

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When should sex factor into clinical decisions?

Unlike race, sex in medical algorithms gets little attention despite being widely used. Professor Diane Hoffmann examines the ethical & constitutional challenges in her latest article.

www.law.umaryland.edu/content/arti...

CFPB under pressure as consumer complaints pile up Regulatory retreat leaves banks exposed

Professor Jeff Sovern was quoted in "CFPB under pressure as consumer complaints pile up" in The Banker.

@ac-alonsoyoder.bsky.social was quoted in “Salisbury Woman Held by ICE Faces Uncertain Transfer,” in the @baltimoresun.bsky.social

Read here: www.baltimoresun.com/2025/12/18/i...

Happy New Year from Maryland Carey Law!

New Skadden Fellows, First After Trump Deal, Remain Progressive The Skadden Fellowship program has actually grown in the wake of the firm’s settlement with the Trump administration.

@leighgoodmark.bsky.social states in an article by the Original Jurisdiction, "I have concerns that the fellowship will be taken away from its core mission of providing desperately needed legal services to people who cannot otherwise afford access.”

Professor Will Moon’s article “Anonymous Companies” was cited by the 11th Circuit in National Small Business United v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, here:
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Prof. @ac-alonsoyoder.bsky.social and our immigration clinic featured in Maryland Matters. Maryland Carey Law students gain hands-on experience advocating for families under new immigration rules.

Read the article here: marylandmatters.org/2025/12/15/n...

Soccer, Service, and South Africa: Law Grad Carries on Garvin Legacy – Catalyst Magazine Matt Suzor, JD, was nervous about making connections when he arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, in spring 2025 for his final semester of law school. On his first full night in the eclectic…

From Maryland to South Africa

Matt Suzor, JD ’25 took his legal education global through the Eric E. Garvin ’10 Student Exploration Fellowship, gaining hands-on experience in Cape Town and carrying on a legacy of service.

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Professor Erica J. Suter, director of the MOPD Innocence Project Clinic, joins the Maryland Daily Record’s 2025 Criminal Law Power List with alums Oana A. Brooks ’06, Judge Billy Murphy Jr. ’69 & Arnold M. Weiner ’57.

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As the Chesapeake Bay cleanup enters a new era, it’s fighting for relevance As the Chesapeake restoration enters a new era — governors from across the watershed are expected in Baltimore this week to extend cleanup to 2040 — the movement appears uncertain about its future.

Jon Mueller was quoted in “As the Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Enters a New Era, It’s Fighting for Relevance,” in the @thebaltimorebanner.com here:

WBAL News Now in Depth Supreme Court Hears Trump Tariff Challenge On WBAL News Now at 6 Unviersity of Maryland School of Law Professor Mark Graberr discusses the U.S. Supreme Court considers a legal challenge to tariffs imposed by President Trump.

@mgraber1.bsky.social was interviewed in “Supreme Court Hears Trump Tariff Challenge,” on @wbalradio.bsky.social, here:

How is technology reshaping the law?
Maryland Carey Law faculty are leading the conversation—examining how digital innovation is transforming policy, legal education, and the practice of law.

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MD House lawmakers ponder changes to recording consent laws Maryland House lawmakers considered the possibility of sponsoring legislation to chip away at Maryland’s all-party consent recording statute.

Prof. David Gray was quoted in “MD House Lawmakers Ponder Changes to Recording Consent Laws,” in the @mddailyrecord.bsky.social, here.

thedailyrecord.com/2025/11/18/m...

The first-term Democrat facing a Trump prosecution “I don’t want to be in jail.” Rep. LaMonica McIver is fighting Trump in court — and risks 17 years behind bars.

@mgraber1.bsky.social k Garber is featured in The Washington Post’s coverage of “The First-Term Democrat Facing a Trump Prosecution,” offering thoughtful insight into a complex moment for our legal and political systems.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

What makes Maryland Carey Law stand out? A curriculum grounded in theory, hands-on clinics where students work on real cases, and unique programs that let you shape policy and drive impact alongside nationally recognized faculty.

Learn why one student, Rebecca Wells, chose Maryland Carey Law.

"The rule is designed to make it far easier for manufacturers of toxic and potentially toxic chemicals to win approval from EPA to market their products without taking the time to conduct adequate risk assessments," Rena Steinzor, a professor of law at the University of Maryland. Background photo of toxic chemical barrels.

Rena Steinzor, professor at @law.umaryland.edu, is quoted in Newsweek about a new EPA rule that could give the agency power to determine if chemicals like asbestos, formaldehyde, mercury and lead could be used in specific cases.

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