discussed Cited "see" Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health (2×) Third, for the reasons set forth in parts VI C and D of this opinion, the cases on which the Appellate Court did rely are not persuasive because those cases either failed to address the issue of whether gay persons comprise a suspect or quasi-suspect class; see Muth v. Frank, 412 F.3d 808, 817-18 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 546 U.S. 988 , 126 S.Ct. 575 , 163 L.Ed.2d 480 (2005); Standhardt v. Superior Court, 206 Ariz. 276, 283-85 , 77 P.3d 451 (App.2003), review denied sub nom.

discussed Cited "see" Niederstadt v. Nixon (2×) See Muth v. Frank, 412 F.3d 808, 815-16 (7th Cir.) (collecting cases), cert. *836 denied, 546 U.S. 988 , 126 S.Ct. 575 , 163 L.Ed.2d 480 (2005).

discussed Cited "see, e.g." In Re Adoption/Guardianship of Chaden M. Flansburg, 345 Md. at 703 , 694 A.2d 462 ; accord Stovall v. State, 144 Md.App. 711, 721 , 800 A.2d 31 (citing Flansburg, 345 Md. at 703 , 694 A.2d 462 ), cert. denied, 371 Md. 71 , 806 A.2d 681 (2002); see also Harris v. State, 160 Md.App. 78, 98 , 862 A.2d 516 (2004) (“The right to effective assistance of counsel applies even when the right arises under statutory *431 law”), cert. denied, 386 Md. 181 , 872 A.2d 47 , cert. denied, 546 U.S. 979 , 126 S.Ct. 575 , 163 L.Ed.2d 463 (2005).