Doe No. 203108 v. Sex Offender Registry Board (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-043-15)
Sex offender's claim that classification hearing was unreasonably premature is barred when not raised before the board. Affirmed.
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Britton v. Board of Bar Examiners (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-074-15)
Bar applicant denied admission based on pattern of nondisclosure in application, litigation history with sanctions, failure to respect court orders, and lack of candor.
Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-030-15)
Affirmed level three sex offender classification where offender targeted minor online, misrepresented age, and traveled to meet her despite no prior record.
Palitz v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Tisbury, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-037-15)
Lot division under subdivision control law's existing structures exemption does not exempt resulting nonconformities from zoning requirements or grant grandfather protection absent a variance.
City of Somerville, et al. v. Commonwealth Employment Relations Board, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-016-15)
Municipality's authority to set health insurance contribution rates for retirees under General Laws chapter 32B is not a mandatory subject of collective bargaining with current employees.
Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 34186 v. Sex Offender Registry Board (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-015-15)
Military court martial conviction under Article 134 incorporating federal child pornography statutes constitutes a "like violation" of Massachusetts sex offender registration law.
Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 68549 v. Sex Offender Registry Board (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-183-14)
Sex offender classification as level one affirmed where hearing examiner considered adolescent offender's youth, two decades without reoffending, and success in education and work.
Doucette v. Massachusetts Parole Board (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-137-14)
Appeals Court affirmed parole revocation where parolee violated multiple conditions including failure to attend required AA meetings and unauthorized residence changes, rejecting claims of bias and due process violations.
Ouellette v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-125-14)
Police officer's accidental disability retirement allowance subject to statutory seventy-five percent cap where officer became member inactive upon earlier superannuation retirement.
Hull Retirement Board v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-116-14)
Retirement board must adjust officer's disability retirement date when settlement agreement confirms he received additional paid-leave benefits after leaving paid-leave status.