Legal Opinion
Volin v. Board of Public Accountancy
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 26, 1996PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The plaintiffs, David R. Volin and the Massachusetts Society of Independent Accountants, Inc. (MSIA), brought an action for declaratory relief challenging the authority of the defendant Board of Public Accountancy (board), under G. L. c. 112, § 87D (1994 ed.), the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, and art. 16 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights, as amended by art. 77 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution, to restrict certain advertising practices and professional activities of unlicensed accountants. On cross motions for summary judgment, Mass. R. Civ. P.…
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