Mazzone v. Attorney General

The plaintiffs3 filed a complaint in the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County seeking relief in the nature of certiorari and mandamus against the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Commonwealth (Secretary). The plaintiffs challenge the Attorney General’s certification, pursuant to art. 48, The Initiative, Part II, § 3, of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution, as amended by art. 74 of the Amendments, of Initiative Petition 99-10, “An Act to expand the scope of the commonwealth’s drug treatment program and provide funding through fines for drug violations and the…