Howard County History
Howard County was originally part of this county/jurisdiction until 1851.
What is Anne Arundel?
This Latin phrase meaning “for the purposes of this action” describes a lawyer admitted temporarily to practice in a specific case.
What is pro hac vice?
Any exercise in statutory interpretation begins with the cardinal rule—that is...
What is “to ascertain and effectuate the General Assembly’s purpose and intent when it enacted the statute.”
This Maryland case identified many of the factors courts consider when determining the best interests of the child.
What is Montgomery County Department of Social Services v. Sanders?
This 1819 Supreme Court case arising from Maryland established that states cannot tax federal instrumentalities.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
The name of the Caroll family’s original property and farm in Howard County.
What is Doughoregan Manor?
Meaning “you have the body,” this ancient writ requires a person detained by the government to be brought before a court.
What is habeas corpus?
This can arise when the words of a statute are subject to more than one reasonable interpretation
What is ambiguity
This Maryland case is frequently cited for the principle that stability and continuity are important in custody determinations.
What is Taylor v. Taylor?
This prominent Maryland jurist served as Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835 and authored McCulloch.
John Marshall
This is the first curved stone-arch bridge in America, built in 1835, to carry the B&O rail line over the Patapsco River near Elkridge?
What is the Thomas Viaduct (is a 700-foot long structure of eight elliptical arches).
This doctrine meaning “the thing speaks for itself” allows negligence to be inferred from the circumstances of an accident.
What is res ipsa loquitur?
A Court’s search for legislative intent begins with the "_____ _____ _____” of the statutory language, “viewed not in isolation but within the context of the statutory scheme to which it belongs.”
What is "normal, plain meaning"
A court may award this, upon finding that a litigant due to age, illness, infirmity, or disability, a litigant cannot reasonably be expected to make substantial progress toward becoming self-supporting
What is indefinite alimony
On April 28, 1788, celebrated today as "Maryland Day," Maryland became the _____ state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
What is "seventh"?
This individual served as the first female judge in Howard County.
Who is Diane Schulte?
Meaning “a thing adjudicated,” this doctrine bars relitigation of a claim that has already been finally decided.
What is res judicata?
The derivation of a statute, comments and explanations regarding it by authoritative sources during the legislative process, and amendments proposed or added to it, are examples of what?
What is legislative history?
In this case, the Supreme Court that addressed the Confrontation Clause and held that: “Testimonial statements of witnesses absent from trial have been admitted only where the declarant is unavailable, and only where the defendant has had a prior opportunity to cross-examine.”
What is Crawford v. Washington?
She was the first woman appointed to a cabinet post in Maryland (1970), and the first woman to serve on the Court of Special Appeals (1972) and on the Court of Appeals (1979).
Who is Rita Davidson?
Marjorie Merriweather Post, whom the famed Columbia music institution Merriweather Post Pavillion is named after, built this famous home in Florida with another current famous owner.
What is Mar-a-Lago?
This phrase meaning “now for then” describes a court order entered retroactively to correct the record.
What is nunc pro tunc?
A court reads a statute "as a whole to ensure that no word, clause, sentence[,] or phrase is rendered _____, _____, _____, or nugatory.”
What is "surplusage, superfluous, meaningless”
A defendant’s statement while under this state are presumptively compelling, and thereby bring into play the requirement of Miranda.
What is custodial interrogation?
Maryland has had this many Constitutions.
What is four (1776, 1851, 1864, and 1867).