Legal Opinion
City of New Carrollton v. Rogers
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 10, 1980No. [No. 33, September Term, 1979.]PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, C. J.
Chapter 863 of the Acts of 1977, now codified as Maryland Code (1957, 1975 Repl. Vol., 1979 Cum. Supp.), Art. 76A, §§ 7-15, and commonly known as the Sunshine Law (the Act), requires that meetings of public bodies, with designated exceptions, be open to the public. The principal issue in this case is whether the Council of the City of New Carrollton (the City Council) violated the Act in conducting certain meetings pertaining to the possible annexation of areas adjoining the city known as the Metro East Triangle (MET) and West Lanham Hills.(1)
Codified under the subtitle “Meetings of Public…
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- Town of Palm Beach v. GradisonSupreme Court of Florida · 1974
- Orange County Publications v. Council of the City of NewburghAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
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