Westwood Tower Apartments in Bethesda, Maryland. (Credit: Google) 'Graveyard Desecration'?: Md. Supreme Court Gives Descendants of Enslaved Persons Partial Victory in Property Row
"The record suggests that, rather than respectfully disinterring and moving the remains of the deceased, the developers disturbed the ground, removed human remains haphazardly and inconsistently, destroyed grave markers, and ultimately paved a portion of the land into a parking lot," Justice Jonathan Biran wrote in his majority opinion for the Maryland Supreme Court ruling the plaintiffs can seek equitable relief on remand.
September 06, 2024 at 11:00 AM
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Civil Appeals
What You Need to Know
- The Maryland Supreme ruled the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition can seek equitable relief on remand concerning allegations of graveyard desecration.
- Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck represents the BACC social justice group pro bono.
- Justice Jonathan Biran wrote the 4-3 majority opinion in a case generating strong dissenting opinions.
The Maryland Supreme Court has revived a lawsuit seeking to prevent a quasi-government entity from selling land containing the buried remains of former enslaved persons to a private developer.
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