Posts Tagged ‘opinion’
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals finds MD’s HQL Unconstitutional
The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has found Maryland’s handgun qualification law unconstitutional. The plaintiffs Maryland Shall Issue first brought this Second Amendment challenge in 2016. Twice the district court dismissed the challenge – but on their third appeal the plaintiffs did present merits of their constitutional claims. The Handgun Qualification Law does not prohibit…
Read MoreDel. Chancery Court Backs State Challenge Of Seaford Ordinance Concerning Disposal Of Fetal Remains
The City of Seaford’s much-discussed ordinance that attempted to require that remains following the termination of a pregnancy be buried or cremated has been overturned in a Delaware Chancery Court ruling released Wednesday. City officials who supported the ordinance said the goal was to provide dignified treatment of remains and that it was not an…
Read MoreLawsuit Challenging Mailed Ballot Deadline Fails
A Vice Chancellor with Delaware’s Court of Chancery issued an opinion Friday that rejected a lawsuit which sought to extend the deadline for mailed and absentee ballots to be counted. The League of Women Voters and the ACLU of Delaware went to court, contending that the vote-by-mail option approved by the General Assembly as a…
Read MoreMatusiewicz & Gonzalez Appeals Affirmed
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has affirmed the criminal convictions and life sentences of David Matusiewicz and his sister, Amy Gonzalez, for their roles in stalking and killing Christine Belford in the New Castle County Courthouse in February of 2013. After killing Ms. Belford and her friend, Laura Mulford in…
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