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BETHESDA AFR. CEM. v. HOC OF MONT. CO.

No. 18, Sept, Term, 2023.

322 A.3d 681 (2024)

489 Md. 1

BETHESDA AFRICAN CEMETERY COALITION, et al. v. HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

Supreme Court of Maryland.

August 30, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argued by Steven Lieberman (Jenny L. Colgate, Kristen J. Logan, and Paul Macri of Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C., Washington, DC; Jennifer Ancona Semko of Baker McKenzie, LLP, Washington, DC), on brief, for Petitioners.

Argued by Frederick A. Douglas (Curtis A. Boykin of Douglas & Boykin, PLLC, Washington, DC), on brief, for Respondent.

Amicus Curiae Education Rights Center of Howard University School of Law: Jasbir Bawa, Esquire, Elizabeth Christi Cunningham, Esquire, Howard University School of Law, 2900 Van Ness St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20008.

Amici Curiae Religious Leaders: Mark D. Whitener, Esquire, 4423 Chesapeake Street, NW, Washington, DC 20016, Jonathan I. Gleklen, Esquire, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, 601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001.

Argued before: Fader, C.J. Watts, Hotten, Booth, Biran, Gould, Eaves, JJ.

This case concerns a desecrated burial ground in Montgomery County, Maryland. The ground, sometimes known as Moses Cemetery, was a historic Black burial place that contains interments of many individuals, including formerly enslaved persons and their families. After burials ceased in the mid-20th century, the land was sold and eventually...

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