Coalition for Open Doors v. Annapolis Lodge No. 622

ELDRIDGE, Judge.

The principal issue in this case is whether the City of Annapolis has authority to enact an ordinance which conditions the grant or renewal of a license for a private club to sell alcoholic beverages upon proof that the club not discriminate in its membership policies on the basis of race, gender, religion, physical handicap, or national origin. The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County held that, in enacting such an ordinance, the City of Annapolis exceeded the powers delegated to the City by the General Assembly in Maryland Code (1957, 1990 Repl. Vol., 1993 Cum.Supp.), Art.…