Legal Opinion
Dunn v. Attorney General
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 6, 2016No. SJC 12107PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGants, C.J.
In this case, we consider whether the Attorney General properly certified an initiative petition proposing a new law that would prohibit (1) confinement of egg-laying hens, calves raised for veal, and breeding pigs on a commercial farm “in a cruel manner,” i.e., under conditions that prevent them from lying down, standing up, fully extending their limbs, or turning around freely; and (2) the sale by any business within the Commonwealth of “shell” eggs, “whole veal meat,” and “whole pork meat” that the business owner or operator “knows or should know” was produced from animals so confined. The…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Paisner v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Bates v. Director of the Office of Campaign & Political FinanceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
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