State Supreme Court / Mass.

Blake v. Massachusetts Parole Board

Decided February 11, 1976. Benjamin Kaplan wrote the opinion for the court.

341 N.E.2d 902 · Cited 90 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Wolf v. Commissioner of Public Welfare · 327 N.E.2d 885
Wellesley College v. Attorney General · 313 Mass. 722
Reilly v. School Committee of Boston · 290 N.E.2d 516
Vigoda v. Superintendent of Boston State Hospital · 336 Mass. 724
Williams v. United States Board of Parole · 383 F. Supp. 402
Karchmar v. City of Worcester · 301 N.E.2d 570
Tsongas v. Secretary of the Commonwealth · 291 N.E.2d 149
Henderson v. Mayor of Medford · 321 Mass. 732
McLaughlin v. Board of Appeals of Harwich · 269 N.E.2d 244
Marple v. Manson · 373 F. Supp. 757

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