Legal Opinion
Broadcast Equities, Inc. v. Montgomery County
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 2, 1998No. 1861, Sept. Term, 1997PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLANDER, Judge.
In this appeal, Broadcast Equities, Inc. (“BEI”), appellant, lodges a broad challenge to the legality of Chapter 27 of the Montgomery County Code, entitled Human Relations and Civil Liberties. In particular, BEI focuses on those provisions that deal with discrimination in employment.
On August 28, 1996, appellant filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County seeking a declaratory judgment that Montgomery County Code § 27 et seq. violates the United States Constitution, the Maryland Constitution, and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The defendants below, who are appellees in…
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