· 9/1/1989
Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System v. Mayor of Baltimore City
Citations
- 562 A.2d 720
- 317 Md. 72
- 11 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1521
- 1989 Md. LEXIS 126
How courts have described this case
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- noting that “in areas traditionally regulated by state and local governments, there is a strong presumption against finding federal preemption”
- holding local divestment ordinance not preempted by Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 (CAAA)
- holding local divestment ordinance not preempted by Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 (CAAA)
- construing broad delegation of legislative power language to be advisory only, in order to avoid a serious issue concerning validity
- construing broad delegation of legislative power language to be advisory only, in order to avoid a serious issue concerning validity
- upholding statute that incorporated an advisory determination because the agency was free to disregard it
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Judges: Eldridge
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