article_snippet.sent: The case raises at least three legal issues: .
article_snippet.sent: The applicable burden of proof and chances of winning a lawsuit depend largely on which constitutional standard governs.
article_snippet.sent: That's a much tougher burden for a plaintiff to meet.
article_snippet.sent: Even a Supreme Court justice has taken issue with this view of the Constitution.
article_snippet.sent: It's just that Maryland is not within one of Other jurisdictions.
article_snippet.sent: It's a kind of unintentional "gap" in constitutional coverage, one the courts have struggled to deal with.