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Supreme Court’s Sotomayor apologizes to Kavanaugh for ‘hurtful’ comments
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued an apology for her recent criticism leveled at fellow Justice Brett Kavanaugh, an unusual public mea culpa.
Fourth Circuit upholds MD law banning guns in many public places
The Fourth Circuit upheld most of a Maryland ban on guns in government buildings, schools, state parks and other public gathering places.
Supreme Court conservatives appear skeptical of Hawaii handgun limits
Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism toward a Hawaii law restricting carrying of handguns.
NRA sues its own charity in growing schism over trademarks, fundraising
The NRA sued the NRA Foundation, alleging trademark misuse, donor deception and unfair competition amid internal turmoil.
Gun rights lawsuit dismissed as federal judge avoids interfering with Glock case in MD court
A federal judge dismissed a gun-rights group's lawsuit challenging a Maryland law, saying the same issues are addressed in a separate case.
4th Circuit upholds conviction of man who traveled to MD with legal gun while under indictment
The 4th Circuit affirmed the conviction of a man who was under indictment after crossing state lines with a legally owned firearm.
Md. Supreme Court will wait on SCOTUS before deciding gun case
Maryland's top court will hold off on considering the state's ban on gun possession for people convicted of certain crimes while the U.S. Supreme Court considers a similar case.
Bruen ruling creates more problems than it solves
Recent decisions prove Bruen, the U.S. Supreme Court‘s 2022 gun rights case, has created a world of problems, as illustrated by the case of 57 year-old Jessie Bullock of Mississippi, […]
4th Circuit weighs constitutionality of Maryland’s assault-style weapons ban
A federal appeals court panel appears poised to strike down Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic assault-style weapons as unconstitutional in light of a recent Supreme Court decision and based on the […]
Gun advocates challenge Md.’s ban on assault weapons, calling them common
Maryland’s assault-style-weapons ban violates the Second Amendment because the guns, though dangerous, are commonly used, gun rights advocates argued to the 4th Circuit.
Frosh defends assault weapons ban, cites 19th century knife restrictions
Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic assault-style weapons passes constitutional muster because it is in keeping with the nation’s history of restricting “extraordinarily dangerous” offensive weapons, the state’s attorney general argued.
High court returns Md. assault weapons ban challenge to 4th circuit, cites Bruen
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday sent a constitutional challenge to Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic assault-style weapons back to a lower court with instructions that it apply the justices’ broad […]
