Legal Opinion
Society of Jesus v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 13, 2004PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSosman, J.
The Society of Jesus of New England (Jesuits) and James F. Talbot seek relief under G. L. c. 211, § 3, from an order denying their respective motions to quash a subpoena duces tecum. The subpoena, issued by the Commonwealth in connection with its pending prosecution of Talbot, requires the Jesuits to produce various documents pertaining to Talbot. Talbot and the Jesuits claim various privileges with respect to certain of the documents, including the claim that forced disclosure of the documents would violate the free exercise clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution,…
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