Hogan’s stay-at-home foes launch 4th Circuit appeal
Business owners, clergy and three Republican state delegates are appealing a federal judge’s rejection Wednesday of their constitutional challenge to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s state-at-home orders. The challengers Friday notified the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to soon expect their objection to U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake’s ruling that Hogan’s emergency directives were [[...]
Federal judge rejects challenge to Hogan’s stay-at-home orders
A federal judge Wednesday rejected a constitutional challenge to Gov. Larry Hogan’s stay-at-home orders, saying the governor’s directives are narrowly tailored to achieve Maryland’s compelling interest of protecting the public from the deadly COVID-19 virus. “The world is now in the grip of a public health crisis more severe than any seen for a hundred […]