Legal Opinion
Maryland Committee for Fair Representation v. Tawes
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided September 25, 1962No. [No. 140, Adv., September Term, 1962.]PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHenderson, J.
On July 23, 1962, we filed a per curiam order affirming a declaratory decree of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County that Article III, sec. 2 of the Maryland Constitution is valid and constitutional. We now state the reasons for our order.
This is the third time this case has been before this Court. On April 24, 1962, following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Baker v. Carr, 369 U. S. 186, and its per curiam order in Scholle v. Hare, 369 U. S. 429, we reversed a decision of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County which had sustained the appellees’ demurrers to the bill of complaint. We…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Maryland Committee for Fair Representation v. TawesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Montgomery Citizens League v. GreenhalghCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1969
- Perkins v. EskridgeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Marylanders for Fair Representation, Inc. v. SchaeferDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1994
- Wright v. RockefellerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1962
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