Legal Opinion
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation v. Leopold
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 28, 2015No. 0085/14PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNazarian, J.
“Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.”
Richard M. Nixon 1
John R. Leopold, then the Anne Arundel County Executive, was indicted in early 2012 for misconduct in office, based in part on allegations that he used his position to compile dossiers on his potential (or at least perceived) political challengers and enemies. Some of those individuals 2 and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Maryland (“ACLU”) (collectively “the appellants”) requested copies of the information Mr. Leopold had assembled about them from Mr. Leopold…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Beatty v. Trailmaster Products, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
- Jacron Sales Co. v. SindorfCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Lee v. ClineCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2004
- James v. Prince George's CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Glass v. Anne Arundel CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2017
- Action Committee for Transit, Inc. v. Town of Chevy ChaseCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2016
- Glass v. Anne Arundel CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2017