The percentages of motorists stopped by troopers remains about the same as it was then, the ACLU contends. Minorities account for 70 percent of the stops; 45 percent of the drivers are black.
"There are some very strict guidelines that have been put in place. There is a very set process by which these complaints are investigated. It is a very thorough process," said Raquel Guillory, spokeswoman for the state attorney general's office.
The agreement expired last year. But with none of the complaints by motorists upheld, the organizations sought the records of the police investigations into those complaints. A federal judge turned them down. Under the Maryland Public Information Act, they turned to Baltimore County, where Circuit Judge Timothy J. Martin ordered state police to turn over the investigation records with identifying information redacted.
