Legal Opinion
Joseph H. Munson Co. v. Secretary of State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 26, 1984No. [No. 42, September Term, 1981.]PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEldridge, J.
The principal issue in this case is whether Maryland Code (1957,1978 Repl. Vol.), Art. 41, § 103D, which places a limit upon the amount of expenses that a charitable organization may pay in connection with fund-raising activity, violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. A second issue concerns the standing of the plaintiff to raise this question.
Art. 41, § 103D, prohibits a charitable organization, in connection with any fund raising activity, from paying or agreeing to pay as expenses more than 25 percent of the gross amount raised. The statute also states that the…
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