Last month, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland ruled in Centro Tepeyac v. Montgomery County (Mo Co) that Mo Co can’t force Centro Tepeyac and other pro-life centers to post pro-abortion signs on their property. For procedural reasons, this case has gone back and forth several … [Read more...]
Errors Galore in Centro Tepeyac v. Montgomery County
Dan Smyth | August 12, 2013
Centro Tepeyac, a pro-life center in Montgomery County (Mo Co), Maryland, is officially a First Amendment martyr. On July 3, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled in Centro Tepeyac v. Montgomery County that Mo Co can force Centro Tepeyac and other pro-life centers to post … [Read more...]
Gardens, Property Rights, and Property Values
Joseph S. Diedrich | May 10, 2013
Chicago resident Kathy Cummings was recently fined $600 for growing milkweed in her garden. Ironically, the fine was issued by the same city that honored her in the past for her exceptional displays of flora. Her plight is the merely the most recent in a series of similar cases. Jason Helveston of … [Read more...]
Maryland Repeals Capital Punishment: A Positive Step?
Tony Escobar | March 20, 2013
Last week, the Maryland legislature repealed capital punishment in favor of life sentences with no parole for the most heinous crimes. This repeal makes Maryland the eighteenth state to ban capital punishment. But for libertarians and other liberty advocates, what could be wrong with capital … [Read more...]
Government Classes Needed for Civic Literacy
Pat Cuadros | February 6, 2013
In December 2012, the District of Columbia State Board of Education (DCSBOE) released a final draft of proposed revisions to high school graduation requirements in Washington, D.C. If DCSBOE approves the revisions in March 2013, then D.C.’s high schools would no longer require students to take a … [Read more...]
Centro Tepeyac: Pro-Lifers’ First Amendment Martyr?
Dan Smyth | July 16, 2012
The First Amendment: Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble... On February 2, 2010, the Montgomery County (Mo Co) Council in Maryland commanded Centro Tepeyac and other area pro-life centers to "post at least 1 … [Read more...]
Via Mo Co, Maryland: Shrinking Local Governments
Dan Smyth | June 18, 2012
In President Barack Obama’s era of big government, many upset voters have justifiably focused on shrinking federal and state government. However, voters should also shrink many local governments. Just consider Montgomery County (Mo Co), Maryland, among America’s biggest local … [Read more...]
