This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1877 |
| Citation: | 48 Md. 28 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Charles Taylor |
| Short Summary: | Admission to practice as an attorney for a black citizen of Maryland who was formerly a Massacheusets resident. Arguing that admission to the bar is a privilege that the state can not abridge on race as prohibited by the 14th Amendment. The court refused the application in concluding that the right to restrict admission to the bar is part of the "police power of the state." Furthermore, the court interpreted that the 14th amendment applied only to the of the United States, not to the citizens of a state. |
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| Full name: | In the matter of the application of Charles Taylor, a colored citizen of the State of Maryland, to be admitted as an Attorney of this Court |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |