The U.S. Department of Justice filed a race discrimination lawsuit against one of Maryland's largest police departments.

The DOJ is claiming the Baltimore County Police Department discriminated against black applicants for years.

The federal lawsuit filed by the DOJ's Civil Rights Division blames a written exam that it said led to hiring fewer African-Americans as entry-level police officers and cadets, alleging the pass/fail exams were a discriminatory screening device. ... Read More: WBAL TV