U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Civil rights; Unlawful stop: Where a jury found that two Park Police officers violated the rights of a Secret Service officer by unlawfully seizing him during two traffic stops, the defendants’ immunity claims were rejected. The facts, as found by the jury, established that their conduct violated .
Maryland Supreme Court Administrative; conflict of interest: Where residents alleged a development plan approved by Calvert County was “illegally passed” and is “therefore void” because one of the commissioners had a conflict of interest in the legislation and did not recuse himself, their suit was dismissed. A petitioner may not ordinarily seek relief from the .
Maryland Supreme Court Administrative; agency deference: Where a reviewing court applies agency deference to legal interpretations of a tax statute when undertaking judicial review of a tax court decision, the court may give appropriate deference to the state comptroller’s interpretation of a tax statute to the extent the interpretation is premised upon a statute that .