Posts Tagged ‘Opinion to overrule prior AG opinions that upheld or applied racially discriminatory MD laws later found unconstitutional’

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh has formally overruled prior opinions of the Attorney General of Maryland that upheld or applied racially discriminatory Maryland laws that were later found to be unconstitutional. Two discriminatory legal principles were found in many former opinions by the AG’s Office – dating back as far as 1916 – the restriction…