Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/14/2018
Commonwealth v. Cassidy
Citations
- 96 N.E.3d 691
- 479 Mass. 527
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- rejecting Second Amendment challenge to, inter alia, assault weapon statute, G. L. c. 140, § 131M
- \[w]e will not adopt a literal construction of a statute if the consequences of such construction are absurd or unreasonable\ [citation omitted]
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Judges: Gants, Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd
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17 cases in this archive cite this case.
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- Commonwealth v. HarrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-03-29· cited 13×
- COMMONWEALTH v. RALPH R., a juvenile.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2021-08-23· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. GomesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-09-13· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. WatkinsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2020-09-14
- Commonwealth v. ResendeMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-10-05
- Commonwealth v. FoxMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-11-01
- Commonwealth v. CintronMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-12-28
- Commonwealth v. GuardadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-04-13
- Robinhood Financial LLC v. Secretary of the CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-08-25
- Commonwealth v. RussoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2024-07-15
- In the Matter of J.P. / in the Matter of E.S.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2024-09-17
- Commonwealth v. Philip J. MarquisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2025-03-11
- Commonwealth v. Dean F. Donnell, Jr.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2025-03-11
- COMMONWEALTH v. RAJIV R., a JuvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2025-04-15
- Commonwealth v. Jose M. ShawMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2025-07-23
- Barry Graham Armstrong v. Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth Securities DivisionMassachusetts Superior Court· 2022-05-16
Cites
32 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court· 1979-10-01· cited 79,490×
- Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court· 1983-05-02· cited 3,306×
- District of Columbia v. HellerSupreme Court· 2008-06-26· cited 3,086×
- McDonald v. City of ChicagoSupreme Court· 2010-06-28· cited 2,024×
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-07· cited 1,893×
- United States v. WilliamsSupreme Court· 2008-05-19· cited 1,677×
- Staples v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1994-05-23· cited 1,491×
- Lambert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court· 1958-01-27· cited 895×
- United States v. FreedSupreme Court· 1971-04-05· cited 677×
- Flores-Figueroa v. United StatesSupreme Court· 2009-05-04· cited 579×
- United States v. MillerSupreme Court· 1939-05-15· cited 519×
- Heller v. District of ColumbiaD.C. Circuit· 2011-10-04· cited 321×
- New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n v. CuomoSecond Circuit· 2015-10-19· cited 172×
- Stephen Kolbe v. Lawrence Hogan, Jr.Fourth Circuit· 2017-02-21· cited 144×
- Arie Friedman v. City of Highland ParkSeventh Circuit· 2015-04-27· cited 97×
- Attorney General v. School Committee of EssexMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-08-31· cited 92×
- Commonwealth v. PowellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-04-28· cited 81×
- Commonwealth v. GouseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-04-10· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-12-02· cited 69×
- Commonwealth v. SefrankaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-12-15· cited 55×
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