Dan Friedman
Dan Friedman is a judge of the Appellate Court of Maryland. His most recent article about the Maryland Constitution is “Does Article 17 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights Prevent the Maryland General Assembly From Enacting Retroactive Civil Laws?” in the Maryland Law Review.
Contributions
The Maryland Constitution: One of the Nation’s Oldest, Was a Model for Other States
The state’s current constitution was adopted during the Reconstruction Era as a reactionary effort to re-establish pre-Civil War government.
Applying Federal Constitutional Theories to State Constitutions
Judges should reject calls to embrace a single method of constitutional interpretation.