Legal Opinion
Bellotti v. Telco Communications, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 31, 1986No. Civ. A. 86-1461-C, 86-1472-CPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CAFFREY, Senior District Judge.
This action presents a facial challenge to the constitutionality of section 21 of the Massachusetts Charitable Solicitation Act, M.G.L. c. 68 § 21 (“section 21”), which limits a professional solicitor’s compensation to twenty-five percent of any moneys raised. 1 The matter is now before the Court on cross motions for summary judgment, one filed by the Massachusetts Attorney General, to compel Telco Communications Inc. (“Telco”) and Donald Quatrucci to comply with the requirements of section 21, and the other filed by Telco challenging the…
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- Secretary of State of Md. v. Joseph H. Munson Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Village of Schaumburg v. Citizens for a Better EnvironmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Organization for a Better Austin v. KeefeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by1 opinion
- James M. Shannon, as He is Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Telco Communications, Inc. And Donald QuatrucciCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987