PRINCE OF PEACE v. LINKLATER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Cooley (John Mark Cooley of WootonHart PLC, Roanoke, Virginia; Stephen C. Thienel of Thienel Law Firm, LLC, Columbia, MD; Mitchell Y. Mirviss , of Venable LLP, Baltimore, MD; Peter G. Byrnes, Jr. , of Bennett & Albright, P.A., Baltimore, MD; and Mindy G. Farber , of Farber Legal, LLC, Bethesda, MD), all on brief, for petitioner/cross-respondents.

Thomas S. Martin (Amanda Kosonen and Keith R. Palfin of Shearman & Sterling LLP, Washington, D.C.), on brief, for respondent/cross-petitioner.

Warren Kaplan (Susan Huhta and Emily Read of Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, Washington, D.C.), on brief, for respondent/cross-petitioner.

Alan R. Kabat, Esq. , Bernabei & Wachtel, PLLC, Leslie D. Alderman III, Esq. , Alderman, Devorsetz & Hora, PLLC, Washington, D.C., Kathleen Cahill, Esq. , Law Offices of Kathleen Cahill, LLC, Towson, MD, for Amicus Curiae brief of Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association and Maryland Employment Lawyers Association.

Monisha Cherayil, Esq. , Murnaghan Appellate Advocacy Fellow, Baltimore, MD, for Amicus Curiae brief of Public Justice Center.

Deborah Liu, Esq. , People for the American Way Foundation, Washington DC, Marci A. Hamilton, Esq. , Washington Crossing, PA, for Amicus Curiae brief of People for the American Way Foundation.

Argued before BELL, C.J., HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, MURPHY, ADKINS and BARBERA, JJ.