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  • Citing constitutional compliance, Governor Hogan suspends “reasonable cause” in obtaining conceal carry permit in Maryland

    Citing constitutional compliance, Governor Hogan suspends “reasonable cause” in obtaining conceal carry permit in Maryland

    Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced today the suspension of the state’s “good and substantial” reason standard during the review of a Wear and Carry Permit application.

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    The announcement comes after the Supreme Court struck down a New York law in June, which is very similar to Maryland’s law.

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    In a statement, Governor Hogan says the move was to ensure compliance with the Constitution. He adds “It would be unconstitutional to continue enforcing this provision in state law. There is no impact on other permitting requirements and protocols. Today’s action is in line with actions taken in other states in response to the recent ruling.”

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    On June 23, The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against New York that its conceal carry law requiring “reasonable cause” for obtaining a permit. In that case, the high court ruled that the law violated the Second Amendment right to keep and bare arms.

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  • Supreme Court rules in favor of praying coach

    Supreme Court rules in favor of praying coach

    the Supreme Court has made another landmark ruling today. This time, free speech and prayer during football games.

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    The case involved a Washington high school football coach who prayed before and after games in the locker room and on the field, giving the option for players to join. In 2015, the Bremerton School District placed Coach Joseph Kennedy on leave after he was told to stop, but he kept on praying by himself at the middle of the field. The case went all the way to The Supreme Court, where the court sided with Kennedy by a 6-3 vote.

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    Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the majority that “The Constitution and the best of our traditions counsel mutual respect and tolerance, not censorship and suppression, for religious and nonreligious views alike,” Dissenting Justices wrote that the decision would “set us further down a perilous path in forcing states to entangle themselves with religion.”

  • BREAKING: Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade

    BREAKING: Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade

    The U.S. Supreme Court struck an end to Roe v. Wade on Friday, ending constitutional protections for abortion and allowing for individual states to make that decision.

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    The landmark decision was reversed by Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito. Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan were in dissent.

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    “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled. The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision,” Justice Alito writes in his opinion.

    The dissenting side of the court wrote “With sorrow—for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection—we dissent”.

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    Former President Barack Obama wrote on Twitter that the decision was “tantamount to an attack on freedoms for millions of Americans”.

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    As for what the decision means in Delaware, laws were passed in 2017 that would give women the right to an abortion and set standards for who could perform the procedure. Maryland also has a similar law that would allow for abortions to remain legal.

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    However, several states have laws that effectively ban abortions with Roe v. Wade overturned. Those states include South Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and Kentucky. States that would soon be illegal include Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, North Dakota, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi.

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    Delaware Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long has issued a statement to TV Delmarva:

    “Today’s ruling by the Supreme Court on Roe v. Wade is an attack on the freedom of women to make decisions about their own bodies, and an attack on basic human rights. As a nurse for over three decades, I am angered and appalled that millions of women will no longer have the right to make informed decisions about their reproductive health. Today’s decision is crushing for our nation, but make no mistake — this fight isn’t over. We must not and will not back down. The future of our health depends on it.”

    Bethany Hall-Long, Lt. Governor of Delaware

    Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings (Facebook)

    ACLU of Delaware (Facebook)

    Planned Parenthood Delaware (Facebook)

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    This is a working story. We will continue to update as reaction continues.

  • California man arrested for threatening to kill Supreme Court Justice

    California man arrested for threatening to kill Supreme Court Justice

    Law enforcement officials have arrested a 26-year-old California man for threatening to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh outside of his home yesterday.

    According to a complaint obtained by TV Delmarva News, the man identified as Nicholas John Roske allegedly called 911 to report himself for the crime he was about to commit. When officers from the Montgomery County Police Department arrived, they found a gun on him, ammunition, pepper spray, a knife, zip ties, duct tape, and other hostage-related items.

    He allegedly also told police he was upset with the May 2 leak of a draft opinion leaning towards an overturn to Roe v. Wade.

    A federal judge in Maryland charged Roske with attempted murder. The FBI also raided the man’s home after obtaining an arrest warrant.

    Protesters have been at the home of the conservative judge since his address was leaked out, prompting added security and condemnation from President Joe Biden. Republicans have also pointed to a speech made by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Shumer in 2020 that Justice Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch “released the whirlwind” and would “pay the price” when the Supreme Court heard a case related to Louisiana’s abortion law.

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