Legal Opinion
Brennan v. the Governor
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 11, 1989PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
This is a petition under G. L. c. 29, § 63 (1986 ed.), by more than twenty-four taxpayers and citizens of the Commonwealth who challenge the legality of expending State funds to acquire the Pioneer Valley Academy (academy) in New Braintree as the site for a new medium security prison. In this action, the plaintiffs challenge three orders for summary judgment, each of which decided a portion of their complaint.
In August, 1988, a single justice of this court, reviewing a Superior Court decision, allowed the defendants’ motion for summary judgment in so far as it sought dismissal of the…
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- Brennan v. Election CommissionersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
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