Abdow v. Attorney General

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• reviewing whether initiative petition to prohibit certain forms of gambling involved proper subject to be placed on ballot for consideration by voters at Statewide election
• common purpose found where petition’s provisions all related to limiting scope of permissible gambling in Commonwealth
• proposal to prohibit casinos, slot machines, all games conducted under G. L. c. 23K, and parimutuel wagering was “plainly a matter of Statewide . . . concern”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

16 cases in this archive cite this case.

• City of Revere v. Massachusetts Gaming Commission
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-03-10· cited 38×
• Bogertman v. Attorney General
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-06-28· cited 33×
• Caesars Massachusetts Management Co. v. Crosby
  First Circuit· 2015-02-13· cited 23×
• Hensley v. Attorney General Allen v. Attorney General
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-07-06· cited 12×
• Dunn v. Attorney General
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-07-06· cited 10×
• Gray v. Attorney General
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-07-01· cited 8×
• Oberlies v. Attorney General
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-06-18· cited 5×
• Anderson v. Attorney General
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-06-18· cited 5×
• King v. Shank
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-03-02· cited 3×
• City of Revere v. Massachusetts Gaming Commission
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 2015-12-03
• Herrmann v. Attorney General
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-05-16
• Gattineri v. Wynn MA, LLC
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-11-03
• El Koussa v. Attorney General
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2024-06-27
• Craney v. Attorney General
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2024-06-27
• Pineau v. Attorney General
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2026-06-12
• Jackson v. Attorney General
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2026-06-22

Cites

28 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Bowe v. Secretary of Commonwealth
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1946-09-20· cited 105×
• Selectmen of Topsfield v. State Racing Commission
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1949-05-02· cited 98×
• Sears v. Treasurer & Receiver General
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1951-05-03· cited 86×
• Massachusetts Teachers Ass'n v. Secretary of the Commonwealth
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-08-04· cited 82×
• Members of the Peanut Quota Holders Association, Inc., Augustus Garrett, Jerome Paulk, Faye Paulk, and D.U. Pullum v. United States
  Federal Circuit· 2005-08-25· cited 73×
• Smith v. New England Aircraft Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1930-03-04· cited 61×
• Opinion of the Justices to the Senate & the House of Representatives
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1960-08-09· cited 61×
• Interstate Engineering Corp. v. City of Fitchburg
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-05-16· cited 55×
• Boston Elevated Railway Co. v. Commonwealth
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1942-01-08· cited 46×
• Paul Sardella Construction Co. v. Braintree Housing Authority
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-10-21· cited 40×
• Paisner v. Attorney General
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-12-14· cited 36×
• Mazzone v. Attorney General
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-10-02· cited 33×
• Town of Mount Washington v. Cook
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1934-10-11· cited 32×
• Town of Milton v. Commonwealth
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-12-03· cited 24×
• Opinion of the Justices to the Senate & House of Representatives
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1941-07-01· cited 20×
• Albano v. Attorney General
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-06-13· cited 19×
• Yankee Atomic Electric Co. v. Secretary of the Commonwealth
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-08-11· cited 18×
• Carney v. Attorney General
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-07-15· cited 17×
• Commonwealth v. Wolbarst
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1946-03-06· cited 14×
• Carney v. Attorney General
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-07-13· cited 14×