Virginia and Maryland Law Updates | Washington DC News

Virginia’s new laws pack a punch: assault weapon sales are banned (for now, pending court action), cops can’t wear masks unless medically necessary or in tactical ops, and immigration enforcement now follows strict local guidelines. Meanwhile, Maryland’s rolling out student protections — no phones in class by 2027-28, and free period products for college students. Plus, Virginia’s shielding immigrant workers from wage theft retaliation and sealing thousands of low-level criminal records under a “Clean Slate” law. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/874291bc24b90caa