Doe v. State Ethics Commission

General Laws c. 268B, § 4 (d), provides that the State Ethics Commission (commission) “may require by summons the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and other records relating to any matter being investigated by it pursuant to [G. L. c. 268B] or [G. L. c. 268A].” We granted the commission’s application for direct appellate review in this case to consider, for the second time, whether the language quoted above authorizes the commission *270to compel an individual who is the subject of a preliminary inquiry into allegations of wrongdoing to appear before the…