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· 2/13/1997

Jakanna Woodworks, Inc. v. Montgomery County

Citations

  • 689 A.2d 65
  • 344 Md. 584
  • 1997 Md. LEXIS 11

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that the freedoms protected by Article 40 are co-extensive with those protected by the First Amendment
  • explaining that the freedoms protected by Article 40 are co-extensive with those protected by the First Amendment
  • the freedoms protected by Article 40 are coextensive with those protected by the First Amendment
  • it is well established that freedoms protected by Article 40 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights are co-extensive with those protected by the First Amendment
  • “the burden of proof rests on the County to prove that [the ordinance restricting speech] directly advances a substantial government interest and is not any more extensive than necessary to achieve that interest”
  • \the burden of proof rests on the County to prove that [the ordinance restricting speech] directly advances a substantial government interest and is not any more extensive than necessary to achieve that interest\

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Judges: Bell, Eldridge, Rodowsky, Chasanow, Karwacki, Raker, Wilner

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