Burch v. United Cable Television of Baltimore Ltd. Partnership

How courts have described this case

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• “Even when a constitutional issue is properly raised at trial and on appeal, ... this Court will not reach the constitutional issue unless it is necessary to do so.”
• “The presumption ... that the Legislature acts with the knowledge of existing laws, coupled with the later statute’s failure to mention the existing law, is an indication that the Legislature intended that the existing law remain viable[.]” (citations omitted)
• “Even when a constitutional issue is . . . presented in a certiorari petition and the grant of the petition does not limit the issues, this Court will not reach the constitutional issue unless it is necessary to do so.” (citing cases)
• “Even when a constitutional issue is . . . presented in a certiorari petition and the grant of the petition does not limit the issues, this Court will not reach the constitutional issue unless it is necessary to do so.” (citing cases)
• “We presume that the General Assembly had, and acted with respect to, full knowledge and information as to prior and existing law ... and the policy of the prior law.” (quoting Maryland Div. of Labor and Indus. v. Triangle, 366 Md. 407, 422, 784 A.2d 534, 542 (2001)
• “We presume that the General Assembly had, and acted with respect to, full knowledge and information as to prior and existing law ... and the policy of the prior law.” (quoting Maryland Div. of Labor and Indus. v. Triangle, 366 Md. 407, 422, 784 A.2d 534, 542 (2001))

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).