RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A federal appeals court struggled for nearly three hours Thursday with whether two Maryland localities violated the free-speech rights of anti-abortion pregnancy counseling centers by requiring them to post certain disclaimers.
In June, a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the Baltimore and Montgomery County statutes unconstitutional. The governments appealed to the full appeals court, which is expected to rule in several weeks or months.