Maryland High Court blocks transgendered law referendum
Maryland’s highest court on Tuesday said a referendum on whether to approve a law banning discrimination against transgendered people could not go on the Nov. 4 ballot . . .
The court order reversed a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge’s decision. It was released without a written opinion, which will be filed later . . .
Amy Smith, an attorney for the Alliance Defense Fund, which worked filed a brief in support of Maryland CRG, said she was disappointed.
“We thought our clients had followed the rules and Equality Maryland came in the 11th hour with a technicality that will be used to silence the voters of Montgomery County,” Smith said. “This is just another example of an activist court ruling against democracy.”