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SJC Upholds MBTA Communities Act Against Home Rule Challenge: Marshfield v. Commonwealth (SJC-13840, September 18, 2026)
Supreme Judicial Court affirms dismissal of Marshfield’s challenge to MBTA Communities Act, holding that the town failed to plead an unfunded mandate and lacks standing to assert voting rights claims.
Latest Opinions
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Marshfield v. Commonwealth (SJC-13840, September 18, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Goulart (AC-25-P-396, September 18, 2026)
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Liz L. v. Ursel U (AC-25-P-281, September 15, 2026)
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AIF Dartmouth, LLC v. Hanson (AC-24-P-961-&-25-P-341, September 14, 2026)
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Holick v. Boston Medical Center (AC-25-P-860, September 11, 2026)
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Care and Protection of Prince (AC-25-P-1124, September 11, 2026)
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Monsieur Touton Selection of Massachusetts, Ltd. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (AC-25-P-304, September 10, 2026)
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Main Street Mortgage Group, Corp. v. Tran (AC-25-P-568, September 10, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Shu Feng Hsu (SJC-13855, September 9, 2026)
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In the Matter of an Impounded Case (SJC-13838, September 9, 2026)
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Bousquet v. Commerce Insurance Company (AC-25-P-1008, September 4, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Henderson (SJC-13482, September 4, 2026)
Case Briefs
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SJC Upholds MBTA Communities Act Against Home Rule Challenge: Marshfield v. Commonwealth (SJC-13840, September 18, 2026)
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Appeals Court Unimpounds Briefs, Declines to Extend Mandatory Acquittal-Sealing Backward: Commonwealth v. Goulart (AC 25-P-396, September 18, 2026)
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Appeals Court Reverses Alimony Sunset and Property Division in Prenup Case: Liz L. v. Ursel U. (AC 25-P-281, September 15, 2026)
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Trial Court Erred by Finding Sanitary Code Violation Didn’t Violate c. 93A: AIF Dartmouth, LLC v. Hanson (AC 24-P-961 & 25-P-341, Sept. 14, 2026)
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Father’s Care-and-Protection Petition Survives Dismissal: Care and Protection of Prince (AC 25-P-1124, Sept. 11, 2026)
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Supreme Judicial Court
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Marshfield v. Commonwealth (SJC-13840, September 18, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Shu Feng Hsu (SJC-13855, September 9, 2026)
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In the Matter of an Impounded Case (SJC-13838, September 9, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Henderson (SJC-13482, September 4, 2026)
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Ahart v. Commonwealth (SJC-13891, September 4, 2026)
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Town of Nahant v. Northeastern University (SJC-13844, September 3, 2026)
Appeals Court
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Commonwealth v. Goulart (AC-25-P-396, September 18, 2026)
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Liz L. v. Ursel U (AC-25-P-281, September 15, 2026)
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AIF Dartmouth, LLC v. Hanson (AC-24-P-961-&-25-P-341, September 14, 2026)
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Holick v. Boston Medical Center (AC-25-P-860, September 11, 2026)
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Care and Protection of Prince (AC-25-P-1124, September 11, 2026)
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Monsieur Touton Selection of Massachusetts, Ltd. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (AC-25-P-304, September 10, 2026)
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