Legal Opinion
Maryland Committee for Fair Representation v. Tawes, Governor & Board of State Canvassers
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 25, 1962No. [No. 52, September Term, 1961.]PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPsEscoTT, J.
In its entire history, this Court has seldom, if ever, been1 called upon to decide a case of greater, or more far-reaching, importance than the case at bar. It involves the composition and proper organization of the State Government itself, and the correlative duties and responsibilities of the coordinate branches thereof. The problem calls for the best efforts of all three branches of the State Government in order to furnish to the people of Maryland, without the uncertainties of an interregnum and its attendant risk of chaos, an orderly and continuous system of self-government that will not…
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- Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
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3Cited by79 opinions
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- Hunt v. Montgomery CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
- State Ex Rel. Reynolds v. ZimmermanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1964
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