| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Wednesday August 28, 2024 ( 4 items ) |
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Congressional Research Service Issues Legal Sidebar White Paper on Divided En Banc Federal Appeals Court Rejects Second Amendment Challenge to Maryland's Ban on "Assault Weapons"
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11219) on Aug. 26, 2024, by legislative attorney Dave S. Sidhu:
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Divided En Banc Federal Appeals Court Rejects Second Amendment Challenge to Maryland's Ban on "Assault Weapons"
In 2017, the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that a Maryland ban on certain firearms defined as "assault weapons" was consistent with the Second Amendment. In 2022, the Supreme
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Leaders Cardin, Risch, Sens. Kaine, Rubio Concerned With Proposed Judicial Reforms in Mexico
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024:
Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, issued a statement expressing deep concern about proposed constitutional reforms in
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Van Hollen Joins Coons, Ricketts, Colleagues in Bipartisan Letter Supporting U.S. Efforts to Enhance Diplomatic Engagement with Pacific Islands Countries
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and John Boozman (R-Ark.) sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken ahead of this week's Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting where they expressed their support for broader and deeper U.S. engagement with countries of the Pacific Islands region.
The 53rd PIF Leaders Meeti
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Van Hollen Welcomes Start of Process for Potential Second Central Atlantic Offshore Wind Sale
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) welcomed the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) step forward on a second regional offshore wind energy sale in the Central Atlantic Ocean. BOEM's Call for Information and Nominations is a key initial step toward identifying additional wind energy areas (WEAs) in the region for a potential second auction next year, following the first sale which was comp
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