Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Philip J. Marquis

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided March 11, 2025No. SJC-13562Published

1Opinion of the Court

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT

COMMONWEALTH vs. PHILIP J. MARQUIS

Docket:

SJC-13562

Dates:

September 9, 2024 – March 11, 2025

Present:

Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Kafker, Wendlandt, Georges, & Wolohojian, JJ.

County:

Middlesex

Keywords:

Firearms. License. Constitutional Law, Right to bear arms, Equal protection of laws, Right to travel, Standing. Practice, Criminal, Standing. Statute, Construction. Words, "Shall be issued," "Determined unsuitable."

Complaint received and sworn to in the Lowell Division of the District Court Department on October 12, 2022.

A motion to dismiss was heard by John F. Coffey, J., and a motion…

2Cases cited59 opinions

  1. Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. United States v. SalernoSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. District of Columbia v. HellerSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  5. Federal Communications Commission v. Beach Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993

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