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Confusion Over Solicitation and Political Canvassing Creates Friction, Conflict

With less than six weeks remaining until Election Day, political candidates and their supporters throughout Delaware are actively campaigning, leading to more complaints and confrontations over confusion between solicitation and canvassing. Decades of case law have established Americans’ right to […]

Lawmakers Take Part in Special Event at Historic Site to Commemorate 250th Anniversary of Independence

New Castle’s Old Court House, one of the oldest surviving public buildings in the nation, hosted a special event Thursday commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and Delaware’s statehood. On June 15, 1776, the […]

Delaware’s Ghost Gun Law Found to be Unconstitutional

A week after Gov. Matt Meyer signed legislation intended to “clean up” Delaware’s ghost gun law, a federal court struck down the original statute as unconstitutional. Enacted in 2021, House Bill 125 generally sought to criminalize the distribution, possession, and […]

Bill Prompted by Brutal Crime Signed Into Law

A violent assault and abduction of an elderly Seaford woman prompted legislation that was signed into law Wednesday morning during a ceremony in Gov. Matt Meyer’s Legislative Hall office. State Sens. Stephanie Hansen (D-Middletown) & Bryant Richardson (R-Seaford) and State […]