It’s good to get some advice that you already follow. The Attorney General and Solicitor of New Jersey have written: First, state elected officials must be ready to respond quickly to, or act in advance of, rulings from the Supreme Court. If, for example, the Affordable Care Act is weakened or struck down, Democratic state …more >
Growing up I spent some time at Pimlico Race Track, but I was born at Sinai Hospital. Not at the Sinai that neighbors the track, but when it was located on Wolfe Street on what is now the Johns Hopkins Hospital campus. I made note of this when I spoke yesterday at the first groundbreaking …more >
The house at 5601 Merville Av. and Northern Parkway is for sale. It’s right across the street from the northern boundary of Pimlico Race Course. The listed price is $469,999. “The after renovation value [is] in consideration of the Pimlico Race Track redevelopment and large residential projects scheduled in the area,” the listing states. That …more >
Headlines today for the Covid-19 advisory panel appointed by President-elect Biden and Pfizer’s announcement that early data indicate its trial vaccine is more than 90% effective. I am already involved in our state government’s preparation of an operational plan for vaccine acceptance, distribution, and administration. In Washington and Annapolis, government officials will be working with …more >
“Protecting our democracy takes struggle,” declared Vice President-elect Kamala Harris last night. “It takes sacrifice. There is joy in it and there is progress.” Many have suffered personal, physical, or economic loss during the pandemic. We must address the underlying problems that the virus has laid bare. There is sacrifice and there is joy, Kamala …more >
On Election Night, I advised my 32-year old niece and nephew to concentrate on an issue they really cared about and to volunteer their time and money. As a state legislator, I told them, I will be in a unique position to protect the people of Maryland against harmful decisions in Washington. I wrote that …more >
Last year, I introduced a bill to criminalize domestic terrorism. House Bill 1164 would make it a separate offense to commit a crime with the intent to cause serious physical injury or death to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion. There would be an enhanced penalty for these acts, like a …more >
A person may not willfully and knowingly influence or attempt to influence a voter’s decision whether to go to the polls to cast a vote through the use of force, fraud, threat, menace, intimidation, bribery, reward, or offer of reward. Election Article, 16-201 (a)(6) I introduced the bill that added that provision to Maryland …more >
As a student at Columbia Law School, I took Professor Ginsburg’s class on Sex Discrimination and the Law. She had already argued and won two cases before the Supreme Court. Nonetheless, she was open to her students’ ideas and suggestions. My concern for civil rights, fostered in me by my parents and my faith and …more >
The road to nowhere was paved with the dislocation of hundreds of families. Many of those people who were forced out of their homes in the Franklin-Mulberry corridor moved a mile north to Edmondson Village – in the 41st District. I knew about that before I went to my first meeting about the Red Line …more >
