George v. Baltimore Co.

Taxpayer standing doctrine encourages the highest good governance standards by empowering stakeholder oversight of local governments. Yet, these suits have the potential to substantially burden the time and treasure of local governments, impeding their efforts to serve the citizenry. Maintaining a balance between these competing forces has sometimes resulted in varied, complicated, and seemingly contradictory legal edicts. But our task, as we again address this topic, is eased by the recent and important decision in State Center, LLC v. Lexington Charles Ltd. Partnership , 438 Md. 451 , 92…