Legal Opinion
Citizens for a Competitive Massachusetts v. Secretary of the Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 6, 1992PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
The plaintiffs commenced this action in the county court seeking a declaration that an initiative petition entitled “An Act to require public reporting of corporate tax information and analysis of certain tax expenditures” is in violation of art. 48 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution and, therefore, should not be allowed to appear *26on the November, 1992, Statewide ballot. A single justice of this court reserved and reported the action to the full court based on the parties’ pleadings and the statement of agreed facts. We hold that the initiative petition complies with the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Sears v. Treasurer & Receiver GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
- Brooks v. Secretary of the CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group v. Secretary of CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Town of Mount Washington v. CookMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Buckley v. Secretary of the CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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3Cited by8 opinions
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