Comments on: Maryland appeals court: all pit bulls dangerous https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/05/maryland-appeals-court-all-pit-bulls-dangerous/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 08 May 2012 16:42:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ron Miller https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/05/maryland-appeals-court-all-pit-bulls-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-156101 Tue, 08 May 2012 16:13:29 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=29521#comment-156101 Walter, I analyzed this opinion here:

http://www.marylandinjurylawyerblog.com/2012/04/strict_liability_for_pit_bulls_1.html

As you will see from the comments, there are some strong opinions on both sides of this.

]]> By: Hans https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/05/maryland-appeals-court-all-pit-bulls-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-156052 Tue, 08 May 2012 12:53:48 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=29521#comment-156052 And yet, the Tenth Circuit held that it likely violated equal protection to have an anti-pitbull ordinance, as I recall.

Neither of these rulings makes sense to me. If localities want to legislatively ban pit bulls, that is not unconstitutional (regardless of whether it is overkill). But if they don’t, judges shouldn’t make up de facto common law prohibitions against them.

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