Legal Opinion

Montgomery County v. Broadcast Equities, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided September 8, 2000No. 141, Sept. Term, 1998PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ELDRIDGE, Judge.

The petitions for a writ of certiorari in this action for a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief present three questions pertaining to the authority of a charter county to prohibit employment discrimination. Montgomery County’s petition seeks review of the Court of Special Appeals’ holding that the Montgomery County employment discrimination ordinances, which allow the County’s Commission on Human Relations to award monetary damages in addition to back pay, conflict with the state statute prohibiting employment discrimination, which restricts the type of damages that can…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Patsy v. Board of Regents of Fla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Texas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. Felder v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. Makovi v. Sherwin-Williams Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1989

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