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RODRIGUEZ v. COOPER

No. 27, Sept. Term, 2017.

182 A.3d 853 (2018)

458 Md. 425

Melissa RODRIGUEZ, et al. v. Larry COOPER, et al.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

April 12, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argued by Cary J. Hansel (Hansel Law, PC, Baltimore, MD; Samuel M. Shapiro, Samuel M. Shapiro, P.A., Rockville, MD; Michael A. Mastracci, Law Office of Michael A. Mastracci, LLC, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Petitioners

Argued by Steven M. Sullivan, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Brian E. Frosh, Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Respondents

Argued Before: Barbera, C.J., Greene, Adkins, McDonald, Watts, Getty, Glenn T. Harrell, Jr., (Senior Judge, Specially Assigned), JJ.

The doctrine of sovereign immunity, "[g]rounded in ancient common law, ... bars individuals from bringing actions against the State, thus protecting it from interference with governmental functions and preserving its control over its agencies and funds."1 Under that doctrine, the State and its agencies may...

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