Doe v. the Governor

Decided October 30, 1980. Robert Braucher wrote the opinion for the court.

412 N.E.2d 325 · Cited 63 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.

• Massachusetts Ass'n of Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers, Inc. v. Commissioner of Insurance · 373 Mass. 290
• Charbonnier v. Amico · 324 N.E.2d 895
• Perez v. Boston Housing Authority · 400 N.E.2d 1231
• Kaplan v. Bowker · 131 N.E.2d 372
• Department of Community Affairs v. Massachusetts State College Building Authority · 378 Mass. 418
• Blaney v. Commissioner of Correction · 372 N.E.2d 770
• West Broadway Task Force, Inc. v. Commissioner of Department of Community Affairs · 297 N.E.2d 505
• Tsongas v. Secretary of the Commonwealth · 291 N.E.2d 149
• Greenberg v. Board of Assessors · 360 Mass. 418
• Jaffe v. Sharp · 463 F. Supp. 222
• Director of Civil Service v. Town of Milton · 320 N.E.2d 883
• Lilly v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad · 295 Mass. 384
• Doe v. Commissioner of Mental Health · 362 N.E.2d 920

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• Appriva Shareholder Litigation Co. v. Ev3, Inc. · 937 A.2d 1275
• Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue · 588 N.E.2d 639
• Town of Brookline v. Governor · 553 N.E.2d 1277
• Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, Inc. v. Blake · 631 N.E.2d 985
• Harvard Square Defense Fund, Inc. v. Planning Board · 540 N.E.2d 182
• Enos v. Secretary of Environmental Affairs · 432 Mass. 132
• Weld v. Glaxo Wellcome Inc. · 434 Mass. 81
• School Committee v. Board of Education · 448 Mass. 565
• Tax Equity Alliance v. Commissioner of Revenue · 423 Mass. 708
• Brantley v. Hampden Division of the Probate & Family Court Department · 457 Mass. 172
• Statewide Towing Ass'n v. City of Lowell · 68 Mass. App. Ct. 791
• Textron Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue · 435 Mass. 297

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