Bauer v. Elrich

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND SHARON BAUER, et al., * * Plaintiffs, * v. * Crim. No. PJM 20-1212 * MARC ELRICH, et al., * * Defendants. * MEMORANDUM OPINION As part of Montgomery County, Maryland’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, its County Council appropriated $10 million for an Emergency Assistance Relief Payment (EARP) program. As the County Council explained, the public health emergency “has resulted in the immediate loss of income for many households as businesses have been required to close and people have been told to stay home,” causing, it says,…