Court Rules Against Baltimore City – Again, by Christine Niles

By Christine Niles, Church, Militant, October 20, 2021

Denies city’s request to block rally plans

BALTIMORE (ChurchMilitant.com) – In yet another blow to the city of Baltimore, a federal judge has once again ruled in Church Militant’s favor.

Judge Ellen Hollander of the U.S. District Court of Maryland issued an order Wednesday morning rejecting the city’s request to continue blocking St. Michael’s plans for the “Bishops: Enough Is Enough” prayer rally and protest.

“It comes to me as no surprise that the Court denied this,” said St. Michael’s Attorney Marc Randazza in response to the court decision. “It does come to me as a surprise that the City’s attorneys are representing SMG, too — yet they sought an injunction against their own client.”

SMG manages the MECU Pavilion on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, where St. Michael’s had originally scheduled the Nov. 16 rally. The city claims SMG is an independent, private third party, even as city attorneys serve as their legal representatives in this litigation and appear to be acting against SMG’s interests. …