EDWARDS v. CORBIN

No. 102, Sept. Term, 2002.

841 A.2d 845 (2004)

379 Md. 278

EDWARDS SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, et al. v. Cynthia CORBIN.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

February 10, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Steinbach (Howard A. Wolf-Rodda of Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C., on brief), of Washington, DC, for petitioners.

Suzanne M. Tsintolas (The Law Office of Suzanne M. Tsintolas, on brief), of Rockville, for respondent.

Arthur B. Spitzer, American Civil Liberties Union of the National Capital Area, Jonathan J. Frankel, Jeffrey P. Schomig, Ron B. Katwan, Brian W. Murray, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washing ton, DC, Susan Goering, American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland Foundation, Debra Gardner, Wendy Hess, Public Justice Center, Baltimore, Brief of Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union of the National Capital Area, American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland Foundation, and the Public Justice Center.

J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General of Maryland, Andrew H. Baida, Solicitor General, William F. Brockman, Assistant Attorney General, Brief of the State of Maryland as Amicus Curiae.

Edward J. Gilliss, County Attorney for Baltimore County, Towson, Barbara M. Cook County Solicitor for Howard County, Ellicott City, Brief of Amici Curiae Baltimore County, Howard County, Montgomery County, and Prince George's County, Maryland.

Argued before BELL, C.J., ELDRIDGE , RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL and BATTAGLIA, JJ.


ELDRIDGE, Judge.

In this case, the petitioners contend that the combined operation of Prince George's County anti-discrimination ordinances and a state statute violates Article XI-A of the Maryland Constitution. The state statute, Maryland Code (1957, 2003 Repl.Vol.), Art. 49B, § 42, authorizes, in three Maryland counties, the enforcement of local anti-discrimination ordinances by causes of action in the circuit courts.

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