◆ Mixed look for Ficker
MD congressional candidate challenges Gaithersburg sign ordinance
Ficker is seeking to block Gaithersburg’s enforcement of sign rules he says burden his campaign’s political speech.

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Republican nominee Robin Ficker is asking a federal judge to block Gaithersburg from enforcing its campaign-sign ordinance, arguing that it violates his First Amendment rights. The judge denied his request for emergency relief for now, citing procedural and evidentiary shortcomings.
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SWIPE →Republican congressional candidate challenging Gaithersburg’s sign ordinance in federal court.
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April McClain Delaney
D · MD-6
Democratic incumbent and Ficker’s opponent in the 6th District race.
ALSO MENTIONED Deborah L. Boardman, U.S. district judge who denied Ficker’s request for emergency relief for now.; Moshe Landman, Green Party candidate in the 6th District race.
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