Legal Opinion
Brown v. Hovatter
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 27, 2009No. 08-1121, 08-1125PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part and reversed in part by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge TRAXLER joined. Judge SHEDD wrote a separate concurring opinion.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
Charles Brown, Joseph Jenkins, Brian Chisholm, and Gail Manuel, who refer to themselves as “funeral and cemetery entrepreneurs,” commenced this action to strike down as unconstitutional the Maryland Morticians and Funeral Directors Act (the “Morticians Act”), Md. Health Occ. Code § 7-101 et seq. They contend that the Act, insofar as it prohibits corporate ownership of mortician’s licenses and…
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