Altadis U.S.A., Inc. v. Prince George's County

This Court granted petitions for a writ of certiorari in the present case to decide the validity, under Maryland law, of two Prince George’s County ordinances regulating, inter alia, the packaging, sale or other distribution of cigars. The petitioners challenge the validity of the ordinances on several alternative grounds. They contend that the ordinances are not “local laws” and that, therefore, the ordinances exceed the County’s authority under Article XI-A of the Maryland Constitution. The petitioners also maintain that the two ordinances conflict with the state statutes regulating the…