Tag: Maryland

Maryland Governor Ends State’s Tough Handgun Permitting Regime

After resisting a Supreme Court gun rights ruling for almost two weeks, the blue state of Maryland will stop enforcing its tough concealed carry handgun permitting rule because it violates the U.S. Constitution, Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said on July 5. On June 23, the Supreme Court struck down a New York law and recognized…


Supreme Court Security Chief Sparks War of Words Over Police Protection of Justices

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Montgomery County, Maryland, Executive Marc Elrich sharply rebuked Supreme Court Marshal Gail Curley after she wrote letters to both demanding they do more to protect justices whose lives have been threatened. Both officials say they are doing their best in difficult circumstances and that protecting the justices is primarily the…


Supreme Court Security Chief Demands Maryland Governor, County, Do More to Protect Justices

Supreme Court Marshal Gail Curley sent letters to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and Montgomery County, Md., Executive Marc Elrich (D) demanding that they enforce existing laws and do a better job protecting justices whose lives have been threatened. Greta Van Susteren of Newsmax revealed the existence of the letters in two posts on Twitter…


Following Landmark Second Amendment Decision, SCOTUS Overturns Appeals Court Decisions in 4 States

The Supreme Court followed up its June 23 landmark ruling that for the first time recognized a constitutional right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, by issuing a series of rulings June 30 reversing federal appeals court decisions that upheld gun restrictions in California, New Jersey, Maryland, and Hawaii. Courts will find it difficult…


Apple Store Workers in Maryland Become Company’s 1st in US to Unionize

Workers at an Apple store in a Baltimore suburb have voted to join a union, making theirs the first of the company’s more than 270 U.S. stores to unionize. More than 100 workers in Towson, Maryland, “have overwhelmingly voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers,” or IAM, the union said in…


Apple Store Workers in Maryland Become First in US to Support Unionization

Workers at an Apple store in Maryland have voted to join a union, making theirs the first of the company’s over 270 stores in the United States to be unionized. More than 100 workers in Towson near Baltimore “have overwhelmingly voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers,” the union said in…


Apple Store Workers in Maryland Become First of Company in US to Support Unionization

Workers at an Apple store in Maryland have voted to join a union, making theirs the first of the company’s over 270 stores in the United States to be unionized. More than 100 workers in Towson near Baltimore “have overwhelmingly voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers,” the union said in…


Summer Guide to Maryland’s Ocean City: What Not to Miss

By Baltimore Sun staff From The Baltimore Sun Places Pier 23 Here’s a new way to get your food in a container. Pier 23 is an innovative concept created from renovated shipping containers that pair restaurants with an outdoor entertainment venue plus a bar on the waterfront site of the former Mad Fish Bar and…


Police Reveal What Caused Kavanaugh Attempted Murder Suspect to Call 911 Outside Home

The man who authorities say schemed to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh last week had texted his sister before he abandoned his plot, police said. “The suspect arrived by taxi and observed the U.S. marshals, and he turned around to contemplate his next move,” Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones told the Washington Post….


Maryland Shooting Suspect Charged, Name Released

A West Virginia man was charged with murdering three co-workers at a Maryland machine shop as well as attempted murder and other charges, authorities said late Friday. The name of the alleged shooter, Joe Louis Esquivel, 23, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, was also released by the Washington County sheriff’s office on Friday. Esquivel, who was…