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Supreme Court rules marijuana use alone does not bar gun possession
Commentary: The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that marijuana use alone does not disqualify someone from possessing firearms under the second amendment.
Supreme Court poised to rule on gun laws and transgender athletes
The Supreme Court is set to decide on major gun law challenges and transgender athlete bans amid ongoing culture war disputes.
Md. high court weighs ban on gun possession by nonviolent ex-convicts
An attorney told a seemingly skeptical Maryland Supreme Court that a ban on gun possession by someone sentenced to more than two years in prison for a nonviolent common law crime violates the Constitution.
Montgomery County defends gun ban amid Second Amendment attack
Montgomery County defends constitutionality of its law banning gun possession within 100 yards of an enumerated “place of public assembly.”
Gun group seeks restraining order against Montgomery County ban
A gun rights group urged a judge to block enforcement of a law banning gun possession within 100 yards of a “place of public assembly” pending a ruling on constitutionality.
Montgomery County’s gun ban draws Second Amendment challenge
Montgomery County’s ban on gun possession near a “place of public assembly” is essentially a countywide ban in violation of the right to bear arms, says gun rights group.
Md. high court will weigh ban on gun possession by nonviolent convicts
Maryland’s top court will consider whether the state’s ban on gun possession by someone sentenced to more than two years in prison for a nonviolent common law crime violates the Second Amendment.
Justices decline challenge to Md. law against gun possession by prohibited persons
The Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of a man who was unaware a simple assault conviction in Pennsylvania barred him from possessing a gun in Maryland.
Justices asked to consider Md.’s gun possession by prohibited person law
A man who was unaware that a nearly 20-year-old simple-assault conviction barred him from possessing a gun in Maryland will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Md. high court finds state’s gun-control provision stricter than fed’s
Defendants can be convicted of gun possession by a prohibited person even if they were unaware they were barred from having the weapon due to a past conviction, Maryland’s top […]
Md. high court tells 4th Circuit robbery is inherently violent
A man seeking a reduction of his enhanced, nearly five-year federal prison sentence for gun possession by a "violent" felon received no help from Maryland’s top court.
MTA police violated Fourth Amendment, appeals court says
The Maryland Transit Administration violated the constitutional rights of light rail passengers when MTA officers put on a show of force in conducting a sweep of the train cars to […]
