Legal Opinion
Town of Brookline v. Secretary of the Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 31, 1994PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
The plaintiffs, the towns of Brookline, Milton, Randolph, Lynnfield, and Stoneham, and officials and voters of the towns, seek relief in the nature of mandamus against the defendant, Secretary of the Commonwealth, which would invalidate the 1993 redistricting plan for .the 160 representative districts of the House of Representatives in the Commonwealth. The plaintiffs maintain that St. 1993, c. 273, § 1, which establishes the new districts, is unconstitutional under art. 101, as amended by arts. 109 and 117 of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth, 2 and arts. 1, 7, 8, and 9…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Growe v. EmisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Voinovich v. QuilterSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Chapman v. MeierSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Brown v. ThomsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by14 opinions
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