Legal Opinion
Center for Auto Safety, Incorporated v. Tyras Athey, Secretary of State of Maryland
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1994No. 93-2417PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge ELLIS wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINS and Judge HAMILTON joined.
OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge:
In this appeal, we consider the constitutionality of Maryland’s Charitable Organizations Solicitation Law, Md.'Code Ann. Art. 41, § 3-202(g) (“the Statute”), which requires each non-exempt charity seeking to solicit in Maryland to pay a sliding scale fee based on that charity’s nationwide level of public contributions. Because we find that the Statute passes constitutional muster, we affirm the district court’s granting of summary judgment in favor of…
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