A software engineer and former Maryland legislator lacked standing to challenge Gov. Larry Hogan’s executive order requiring those bidding on state contracts to pledge they are not boycotting Israel and will not while under contract, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. Saqib Ali – a supporter of the boycott, divest and sanction (or BDS) Israel movement – cannot sue Hogan because Ali had not applied for a state contract and been rejected and thus cannot claim an “injury” due to the governor’s executive order, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stated in its published 3-0 decision. The 4th Circuit...