A dozen law professors from outside Maryland are urging the full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to revive the state’s lawsuit alleging corruption by President Donald Trump in the handling of his Washington hotel property. In papers filed Wednesday ...

Tagged with: Donald Trump emoluments law professors standing Trump International Hotel

A federal appeals court on Wednesday dismissed Maryland’s lawsuit alleging corruption by President Donald Trump in the handling of his hotel property in Washington. In a published 3-0 decision, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that Maryland has ...

Tagged with: Brian Frosh emoluments Karl Racine standing Trump Trump International Hotel

A federal judge Friday dismissed Maryland’s lawsuit seeking to have the Affordable Care Act declared constitutional and enforceable because the state currently lacks standing, but she left the door open for the lawsuit to be filed again later. U.S. District ...

Tagged with: Affordable Care Act Attorney General Brian E. Frosh standing U.S. District Court

A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit brought by optometrist applicants who claim a data breach at the industry’s Baltimore-based examining board resulted in disclosure of their personal information to computer hackers who applied for credit cards in their ...

Tagged with: computer hackers data breach identity theft optometrists standing

A federal judge appears poised to permit Maryland and the District of Columbia to proceed with their lawsuit alleging President Donald Trump unconstitutionally received personal benefits via his hotel holdings while in office so long as the attorneys general amend ...

Tagged with: Attorney General Brian E. Frosh Donald Trump Emoluments Clause Karl Racine standing standingEmoluments Clause

Umbrella organizations of homeowners’ associations generally lack standing to challenge zoning decisions because they lack individual resident members who would be harmed by the rezoning, Maryland’s second-highest court said last week in rejecting a group’s bid to oppose redevelopment in ...

Tagged with: homeowners' associations standing zoning

Holders of alcohol licenses may challenge the issuance of licenses to would-be competitors so long as they can show a “likelihood” of economic harm from the competition, Maryland’s second highest court has ruled.

Tagged with: liquor board liquor license standing

Ruling in a Mexican-food standoff, a Maryland appeals court has ruled that Moe’s Southwest Grill had no legal standing to challenge an Annapolis zoning board’s decision to place a Chipotle’s Mexican Grill restaurant just about 500 feet from Moe’s waterfront location.

Tagged with: Annapolis chipotle standing zoning

In a defeat for those concerned about increased neighborhood traffic, Maryland’s top court has ruled property owners cannot challenge a comprehensive local rezoning ordinance in court unless they are taxpayers who have suffered a financial loss or increased taxes due to the new law.

Tagged with: standing zoning

1. Did the administrative law judge err when he dismissed the appellants’ Favoritism Grievance for lack of standing? 2. Did the administrative law judge err when he granted the Department’s motion for summary decision for the Hiring and Promotion Grievances?

Tagged with: Kehoe Prince George's County Sept. Term 2013 standing