Legal Opinion
First National Bank of Boston v. Attorney General
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 1, 1977PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
The plaintiffs brought a declaratory judgment proceeding under G. L. c. 231A alleging that they intended to expend moneys to publicize, by newspaper advertisements and other similar methods, their views with respect to a proposed constitutional amendment which was to be submitted to the voters as a referendum question at the general election on November 2,1976. The proposed amendment, set out in the margin, 3 would permit, but not require, the Legislature to modify the income tax laws of the Commonwealth by imposing a graduated tax on the income of individuals (GIT). The Attorney General (the…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by26 opinions
- First Nat. Bank of Boston v. BellottiSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Boston Edison Co. v. Boston Redevelopment AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Consolidated Cigar Corp. v. Department of Public HealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. BurkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Caswell v. Licensing Commission for BrocktonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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