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June 23, 2022 at 5:24 pm
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a death row inmate in Georgia who is challenging the state's lethal injection protocol and seeks to die by firing squad -- a method not currently authorized in the state.
The court said the inmate could bring the challenge under a federal civil rights law that allows individuals to seek remedies when their Constitutional rights are violated. The decision could make it easier for inmates to challenge their potential execution method.
The 5-4 majority opinion was written by Justice Elena Kagan, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett penning a dissent joined by Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch.
Kagan said that the law at issue, Section 1983, "broadly authorizes suit against state officials for the deprivation...
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June 23, 2022 at 5:11 pm
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) stopped by the Sean Hannity Show to discuss the Jan 6 Committee hearings. Cruz says the hearings are a joke and essentially a commercial for the Democrats. “This is not a congressional hearing,” Cruz says.
“This thing is a joke. This is not a congressional hearing. Congressional hearings are designed to be a fact-finding mission. You have opposing sides. This is a political Democratic campaign commercial,” Cruz says. “What would you think if you had a criminal trial, and the judge says ‘we’re only going to allow the prosecution to speak?”
Meanwhile, during a recent panel discussion on Meet the Press NOW, NBC anchor Chuck Todd asked Politico correspondent Betsy Woodruff Swan, “Does the Jan. 6 hearing break throu...
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June 23, 2022 at 4:32 pm
The Baltimore City Council voted Thursday to approve Mayor Brandon Scott's $4 billion budget.
Mayor Brandon Scott said the budget included $3.32 billion for operating expenses and $792.6 million for capital investment.
Although the council has limited authority over the budget, this year's hearings were particularly detailed and contentious. The council members put particular emphasis on the city's public safety agencies as violent crime continued to surge in the city. Police Commissioner Michael Harrison, Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement Director Shantay Jackson and Sheriff John W. Anderson all sat for hours of questioning.
In a rare move, the council -- unsatisfied with the answers from Sheriff...
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June 23, 2022 at 3:17 pm
Jerusalem, Israel - June 23, 2022 - The Eli Hurvitz Conference held at the Orient Isrotel Hotel in Jerusalem, Israel, began with greetings by President Isaac Herzog on June 21, 2022. The President opened the conference, “Eli Hurvitz, may he rest in peace, for whom the conference is named and whom I had the privilege to know well and love dearly, served as the chairman of the public commission that in 2008 published the Strategic Vision for Israel 2028. At that time, I was a member of the government, serving as the Minister for Social Affairs and Social Services, and I will never forget Eli Hurvitz’s fascinating overview."
The Eli Hurvitz Conference on Economy and Society, formerly the Caesarea Economic Policy Planning Forum, is regarded as Israel's mo...
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June 23, 2022 at 3:09 pm
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled the state of New York violated the Second and Fourteenth Amendments of the constitution when it began requiring residents to show a specific need when applying for a concealed carry permit.
Writing for the 6-3 conservative majority, justice Clarence Thomas said "the constitutional right to bear arms in public for self-defense is not a second-class right, subject to an entirely different body of rules than the other Bill of Rights guarantees."
RELATED: Supreme Court strikes down public firearm carry licensing law
The decision has the potential to impact existing right-to-carry laws in Maryland.
Similar to New York, to obtain a Wear and Carry Permit here in Maryland applicants must show "a good and substantial reason to wear, carry, or tra...
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June 23, 2022 at 2:57 pm
Baltimore, MD - June 21, 2022 - Kesser Torah is proud to announce the release of a song and music video specifically created for its current campaign. This inspiring song is soon to be on the lips of ohavei Torah worldwide.
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June 23, 2022 at 2:50 pm
Baltimore, MD - June 23, 2022:
Dear Community Members,
During the past couple of weeks the Pikesville Precinct experienced an increase of thefts from motor vehicles. Most of these thefts occurred in the McDonogh Township Community.
Remember to please lock your vehicles and remove all valuables from your vehicle. This includes vehicle keys, house keys, wallets and garage door openers. Keep your residences secured at all times. Lock your windows, doors, and use your residential alarm system if available.
The Pikesville Precinct Community Outreach Team offers free residential security surveys, where a uniformed officer will respond to your home and provide ideas to better secure your residence. Officers from the Pikesville Precinct are actively patrolling your neighborho...
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June 23, 2022 at 1:08 pm
Webcast features chizuk and inspiration from Rabbi Sholom Lipskar, Mrs. Chani Juravel, and Rabbi Simcha Scholar
Chai Lifeline presents “Remembering Surfside,” a special webcast marking the one-year anniversary of the tragic condo collapse in Surfside, Florida. The online program features Rabbi Sholom Lipskar, spiritual leader and founder of The Shul of Bal Harbour, giving his first-hand account of the community, and what turned out to be worldwide relief efforts following the collapse. Also featured is Mrs. Chani Juravel, LCSW, noted lecturer and therapist, offering words of insight and comfort, as well as an introduction by Rabbi Simcha Scholar, CEO of Chai Lifeline.
Chai Lifeline’s crisis services team was and continues to be a constant presence in the Surfside commun...
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June 23, 2022 at 1:02 pm
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a marketing denial order to Juul, telling the company to remove its e-cigarettes from the U.S. marketplace — a decision that promises to shake up the vaping market.
The decision applies to "all of their products currently marketed in the United States," the FDA said.
Citing the FDA's review of Juul, which accounts for a large portion of the U.S. e-cigarette market, FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf stated, "We recognize these make up a significant part of the available products and many have played a disproportionate role in the rise in youth vaping."
The decision comes nearly two years after Juul submitted its application to the FDA, hoping to continue selling its products.
As news of the FDA's decision emerged, it ...
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June 23, 2022 at 11:50 am
The following letter was received last night by Rabbi Eitan Ekstein, Director of Retorno, a center for treatment of addictions:"Shalom Rabbi Ekstein, My name is Shmuel Herbst and I serve as President of the Shalom Court in Jerusalem. Today I was privileged to visit Retorno for the fourth time with the judges of our criminal court.This time we were privileged to hear the amazing story of Tal Aviram, counseling coordinator at the recovery center. This was not our first meeting. In 2009 I served as prosecutor in the Jerusalem District Attorney's Office. I was the one who prosecuted Tal Aviram. I was the one who put him behind bars.His file always astonished me considering the special circumstances of his life. Tal was a gifted child who, due to a crisis, became addicted to gambling. He p...
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June 23, 2022 at 10:56 am
The Supreme Court struck down a New York state law that made it difficult to obtain a handgun carry permit, marking the justices’ first major opinion on Second Amendment rights in more than a decade.
The 6-3 decision to invalidate New York’s law throws into question the legality of similar restrictions in more than a half dozen other states that give licensing officials wide discretion over concealed carry permitting.
The ruling broke along ideological lines, with the court’s six conservatives joining a majority opinion written by Justice Clarence Thomas.
The court’s three liberals, in dissent, accused the conservative majority of failing to consider “the potentially deadly consequences of its decision.”
The ruling comes after recent mass s...
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June 23, 2022 at 9:30 am
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett intends to retire from political life and not run in the upcoming elections, Channel 12 political commentator Amit Segal reported.
The report comes two days after Bennett and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid announced the dissolution of the government.
Bennett decided to dissolve the Knesset after a conversation with the Attorney General last Friday about the chaos that will be created if the Judea and Samaria regulations are not passed. "I am not willing to accept blackmail and threats. If I harm the state because of the non-approval of the Judea and Samaria regulations, I will go," Bennett said.
Yair Lapid will become prime minister during the transition period as per the coalition agreement and will greet US President Joe Biden as Isra...
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June 23, 2022 at 7:28 am
Baltimore, MD - June 22, 2022 - It was a magical night.
On Thursday, June 16th, TA welcomed hundreds of donors, parents and guests to a spectacular Dessert Gala and Concert Under the Stars, featuring Abie Rotenberg and Baruch Levine. The extravagant evening was the culmination of weeks of excitement at TA during the “Hadran Aloch- A Life of Torah” campaign.
Starting over Shavuos, TA Rebbeim, teachers, talmidim, alumni and parents united with passion in an unprecedented learning and chazara initiative, setting the foundation for “Hadran Aloch: A Life of Learning!” Every grade, from the Elementary school to Mesivta, reviewed their limudim from the entire year, and achieved amazing chazara goals, on both an individual and schoolwide level. The learning culminated wit...
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June 22, 2022 at 11:57 pm
The White House has been working on a “road map for normalization” between Israel and Saudi Arabia ahead of President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East next month, four US sources briefed on the issue told Barak Ravid of Axios on Wednesday.
The White House last week held a briefing with think tank experts about Biden’s trip to the region and floated the theme of a “road map for normalization” without elaborating, the four sources said.
Officials said during the briefing that there will not be an agreement before Biden's visit, but they are working on it and the President will discuss it with Israeli and Saudi leaders during the trip, the sources added.
The White House thinks that any road map for normalization will take time and will...
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June 22, 2022 at 9:53 pm
Rasheed Morris pleaded guilty to murdering an Israeli man who was visiting Baltimore in 2021 for a family gathering.
He will be sentenced on January 13, 2023.
On Wednesday, in court, Morris pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of then 31-year-old Ephraim Gordon.
Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said Gordon could face life in prison, suspending all but 50 years.
"The priority in this case, like all cases, is to deliver justice on behalf of the victim and their family," Mosby said. "Mr. Gordon visited our city under joyous circumstances only to have his life tragically and violently cut short. Today, his family can rest assured that another perpetrator of this heinous crime has pled guilty to first degree murder and will likely be sentenced to Life in prison, s...
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June 22, 2022 at 8:44 pm
As the anniversary of the tragic Surfside collapse approaches, Rabbi Moshe Matz, director of Agudath Israel of Florida, took part in a memorial event with Florida Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott. The event was held at The Shul of Bal Harbor and attended by community leaders, and first responders including Hatzalah, who were involved in the response to the collapse, as well as the mayors from the surrounding areas, and members of the Israeli consulate.
The senators thanked the community and the first responders for everything they did during the tragedy. Rabbi Matz addressed the group and noted, with appreciation, the support and leadership of Senators Rubio and Scott during that tragic time. He noted Senator Scott’s critical work in ensuring the Israeli Search and Re...
