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Albano v. Attorney General

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided June 13, 2002PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.

The plaintiffs filed a complaint in the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County seeking relief in the nature of *157certiorari, mandamus, and declaratory judgment against the Attomey General and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The plaintiffs challenge the Attorney General’s certification of an initiative petition to amend the Constitution to provide that “only the union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Massachusetts.” The Attorney General certified that the petition is in the proper form; is not the same as any measure qualified for submission to the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Massachusetts Teachers Ass'n v. Secretary of the CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  2. Horton v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
  3. Kagan v. United Vacuum Appliance Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
  4. Mazzone v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
  5. Commonwealth v. YeeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Strauss v. HortonCalifornia Supreme Court · 2009
  2. Largess v. Supreme Judicial Court for the MassachusettsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
  3. Abdow v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
  4. Carney v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
  5. Hensley v. Attorney General Allen v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016

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