CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: Overturning Of Maryland Gun Law Likely To Withstand State’s Appeal. “Constitutional lawyers said Tuesday that a recent federal court decision overturning a portion of Maryland’s gun-control law will likely be upheld on appeal and called the ruling groundbreaking given the liberalism of the state from which it came. The decision, made public Monday, relaxed state requirements for carrying a gun and broadly interpreted the Second Amendment’s ‘right to bear arms’ as extending beyond the home. The analysis surprised some, who were used to seeing states like Maryland, which has a restrictive approach to gun rights, limit firearm use and possession.”