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Maryland Declaration of Rights
Coverage of Maryland Declaration of Rights in the Nexus archive.
- Maryland’s redistricting fight gets a national player
A national law firm is representing Maryland Republicans who filed a lawsuit in Dorchester County to block a proposed amendment intended to set new standards for drawing the state’s eight congressional districts. The suit specifically claims that this proposed constitutional amendment undercuts key portions of the Maryland Declaration of Rights. The effort follows an earlier attempt by Democratic officials to alter the maps, which had been blocked when Senate legislation was passed.