· 8/20/1991
Briscoe v. Prince George's County Health Department
Citations
- 593 A.2d 1109
- 323 Md. 439
- 1991 Md. LEXIS 132
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- vacating an award of attorneys’ fees because the reversal of the plaintiffs’ judgment on the merits means that they no longer are “prevailing parties]” entitled to an award of attorneys’ fees
- “[B]ecause of Article 46 ..., gender-based classifications are suspect and are subject to strict scrutiny. Consequently, a classification based on gender is in no way comparable to an employment classification based on different occupations.”
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Judges: Eldridge, Rodowsky, McAuliffe, Chasanow, Orth
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