“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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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.
A split 4-3 high court ruling will allow the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition to amend its complaint against the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County with claims demanding “equitable relief” for alleged desecration of historic burial grounds.
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