Legal Opinion
Bloom v. City of Worcester
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 22, 1973PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
In this proceeding, which has been reported to us without decision on a case stated, the parties seek a determination as to the validity of an ordinance of the city of Worcester which established and granted certain powers to a human rights commission (the commission). The plaintiffs, sixteen registered voters in Worcester, desire a declaration that the ordinance validly conferred the subpoena power on the commission. The defendants, who are the city of Worcester and its city council, have expanded the scope of the declaratory relief sought by the plaintiffs and seek a declaration that the…
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