Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board

Decided May 3, 2011. Francis X. Spina wrote the opinion for the court.

459 Mass. 603 · Cited 135 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.

• Emerson College v. City of Boston · 462 N.E.2d 1098
• Silva v. City of Attleboro · 454 Mass. 165
• Commonwealth v. Cory · 454 Mass. 559
• Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board · 456 Mass. 612
• Horner v. Governor of New Hampshire · 951 A.2d 180
• Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 10216 v. Sex Offender Registry Board · 447 Mass. 779
• Gray v. Commissioner of Revenue · 422 Mass. 666
• Southview Co-Operative Housing Corp. v. Rent Control Board of Cambridge · 486 N.E.2d 700
• Poe v. Sex Offender Registry Board · 456 Mass. 801
• Telles v. Commissioner of Insurance · 574 N.E.2d 359
• Commonwealth v. Durling · 551 N.E.2d 1193
• Commonwealth v. Bruno · 432 Mass. 489
• School Committee of Springfield v. Board of Education · 287 N.E.2d 438
• Embers of Salisbury, Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission · 517 N.E.2d 830
• Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board · 428 Mass. 90
• Commonwealth v. Horton · 434 Mass. 823
• Boston Herald, Inc. v. Superior Court Department of the Trial Court · 421 Mass. 502
• First Justice of the Bristol Division of the Juvenile Court Department v. Clerk-magistrate of the Bristol Division of the Juvenile Court Department · 438 Mass. 387
• Armstrong v. Manzo · 380 U.S. 545
• Waller v. Georgia · 467 U.S. 39
• LaLonde v. Eissner · 539 N.E.2d 538
• National Cable Television Assn., Inc. v. United States · 415 U.S. 336
• United States v. Tax Comm'n of Miss. · 421 U.S. 599
• Commonwealth v. Cohen · 456 Mass. 94
• Aime v. Commonwealth · 611 N.E.2d 204

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• Morris v. State · 361 S.W.3d 649
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• Commonwealth v. Martin · 476 Mass. 72
• Police Department of Salem v. Sullivan · 460 Mass. 637
• Clay v. Massachusetts Parole Board · 475 Mass. 133
• Commonwealth v. Brown · 466 Mass. 676
• Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board · 466 Mass. 594
• Commonwealth v. Cole · 468 Mass. 294
• Figgs v. Boston Housing Authority · 469 Mass. 354
• St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Western Massachusetts, Inc. v. Fire Department · 462 Mass. 120
• Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 3839 v. Sex Offender Registry Board · 472 Mass. 492
• Commonwealth v. Bruneau · 472 Mass. 510
• Doe v. City of Lynn · 472 Mass. 521
• Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board · 82 Mass. App. Ct. 67
• DiMasi v. State Board of Retirement · 474 Mass. 194
• Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board · 82 Mass. App. Ct. 38

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