Frosh appeals ruling against ‘price-gouging’ law

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh appealed Friday to the U.S. Supreme Court an earlier decision by a federal court that struck down a Maryland law to curb unreasonable price increases for generic drugs. The General Assembly passed the “price-gouging” law in 2017 at the urging of Frosh and health care advocates, and over the objections of the pharmaceutical industry. In response to an industry challenge, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided in April that the first-of-its-kind legislation violates the U.S. Constitution by trying to regulate trade beyond Maryland’s borders. The law briefly went into effect last October after a U.S. District judge refused to issue a injunction blocking it, but the 2-1 appellate court ruling put it on hold. ond time this month KKK propaganda was distributed in the South Baltimore neighborhood. Jackson Fisher, a Riverside resident and Riverside Neighborhood Association board member, said he was disappointed by the flyers’ distribution. “Riverside is a quiet community and it isn’t typical for the area,” he said.