Doe v. Attorney General of the Commonwealth

INTRODUCTION

On November 25, 1996, the plaintiff, John Doe, filed a complaint against the defendants, Attorney General of the Commonwealth, the Criminal Systems History Board, the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, the District Attorney for Norfolk County, the Chief of Police in the plaintiffs town of residence, and the Clerk for Wrentham District Court for declaratory and injunctive relief. The plaintiff seeks a declaration that: (1) G.L.c. 6, §§178C-1780 is unconstitutional as applied to him under the federal and state constitutions; and (2) the confidentiality provisions of G.L.c.…