Obama Judge Shoots Down Trump DOJ’s Effort To Toss Out Blue County’s ‘Sensitive Places’ Law

A federal judge has denied the Justice Department’s request to pause Montgomery County, Maryland’s law restricting firearm carrying near certain locations, including churches. Judge Theodore Chuang ruled that the department had not shown it had standing to bring the case, leaving the law in place while the lawsuit continues.

The DOJ sued the county on 3 August, arguing the restrictions infringe worshippers’ Second Amendment rights. The law bars carrying firearms within 100 yards of several locations and was signed on 27 July after a state Supreme Court ruling struck down parts of earlier county measures. A separate September ruling in a case brought on behalf of a synagogue had already blocked enforcement of the ban.