School Committee of Springfield v. Board of Education

Decided September 7, 1972. G Joseph Tauro wrote the opinion for the court.

287 N.E.2d 438 · Cited 85 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.

• Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education · 402 U.S. 1
• School Committee of Boston v. Board of Education · 227 N.E.2d 729
• Cleary v. Cardullo's, Inc. · 198 N.E.2d 281
• Brown v. Board of Education · 347 U.S. 483
• Brown v. Board of Education · 349 U.S. 294
• Wellesley College v. Attorney General · 313 Mass. 722
• Commonwealth v. Town of Hudson · 315 Mass. 335
• Town Crier, Inc. v. Chief of Police of Weston · 282 N.E.2d 379
• Green v. County School Board of New Kent County · 391 U.S. 430
• Pinnick v. Cleary · 271 N.E.2d 592
• United States v. Montgomery County Board of Education · 395 U.S. 225
• San Francisco Unified School District v. Johnson · 479 P.2d 669
• Bowe v. Secretary of Commonwealth · 320 Mass. 230
• Bolster v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation · 319 Mass. 81
• Marshal House, Inc. v. Rent Control Board of Brookline · 266 N.E.2d 876
• Insurance Rating Board v. Commissioner of Insurance · 248 N.E.2d 500
• Spangler v. Pasadena City Board of Education · 311 F. Supp. 501
• Brice v. Landis · 314 F. Supp. 974
• Doliner v. Planning Board of Millis · 175 N.E.2d 919
• Atlas Distributing Co. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission · 354 Mass. 408
• School Committee v. City of Gloucester · 324 Mass. 209
• Barksdale v. Springfield School Committee · 237 F. Supp. 543
• Commonwealth v. Gilfedder · 321 Mass. 335
• Town of Canton v. Bruno · 282 N.E.2d 87
• Commonwealth v. Thomas · 269 N.E.2d 277

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• Board of Education v. School Committee of Springfield · 345 N.E.2d 345
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• Simon v. State Examiners of Electricians · 479 N.E.2d 649
• Christensen v. Kingston School Committee · 360 F. Supp. 2d 212
• Xtra, Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue · 402 N.E.2d 1324
• Telles v. Commissioner of Insurance · 574 N.E.2d 359
• School Committee of Boston v. Board of Education · 292 N.E.2d 870
• City of Springfield v. Civil Service Commission · 469 Mass. 370
• School Committee of Boston v. Board of Education · 302 N.E.2d 916
• Lantner v. Carson · 373 N.E.2d 973
• Consolidated Cigar Corp. v. Department of Public Health · 364 N.E.2d 1202
• Vincent Realty Corp. v. City of Boston · 378 N.E.2d 73
• Save the Bay, Inc. v. Department of Public Utilities · 322 N.E.2d 742
• Zoning Board of Appeals v. Housing Appeals Committee · 433 N.E.2d 873
• Morgan v. Hennigan · 379 F. Supp. 410
• School Committee of Wellesley v. LABOR RELATIONS COMM. · 379 N.E.2d 1077
• Rock v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination · 424 N.E.2d 244
• Rushworth v. Registrar of Motor Vehicles · 596 N.E.2d 340
• Saccone v. State Ethics Commission · 480 N.E.2d 13
• Kszepka's Case · 563 N.E.2d 1357
• Town of Middleborough v. Housing Appeals Committee · 449 Mass. 514

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