Legal Opinion
Demetropolos v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 2, 1961PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, C.J.
The plaintiffs, three proprietors of newsstands in Springfield, bring this bill for a declaratory decree under GL L. c. 231A against the Commonwealth and a captain and a lieutenant of the Springfield police department in its crime prevention bureau. All the facts are agreed, and the case is reported without decision by a judge of the Superior Court. G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 214, § 31.
The questions sought to be raised relate to Gr. L. c. 272, § 28A (as amended through St. 1959, c. 492, § 2), which provides: “Whoever imports, prints, publishes, sells or distributes a pamphlet, ballad, printed paper,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Smith v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- State v. JacksonOregon Supreme Court · 1960
- Worcester County National Bank v. Commissioner of BanksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
- Cohen v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1960
- Franklin Foundation v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Milligan v. Board of Registration in PharmacyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Commonwealth v. BuckleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
- Attorney General v. Book Named "Tropic of Cancer."Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Commonwealth v. PalladinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
- G & M Employment Service, Inc. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
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