Commonwealth v. Diaz

How courts have described this case

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

• upholding delegation from Legislature to agency even though general rule that Legislature cannot delegate legislative authority “is especially true with respect to [the] power to define crimes and establish penalties therefor”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

26 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Purity Supreme, Inc. v. Attorney General
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-06-03· cited 207×
• Levy v. Board of Registration & Discipline in Medicine
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-07-27· cited 117×
• Borden, Inc. v. Commissioner of Public Health
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-04-12· cited 87×
• Cambridge Electric Light Co. v. Department of Public Utilities
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-04-23· cited 53×
• Town of Arlington v. Board of Conciliation & Arbitration
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-08-10· cited 52×
• Commonwealth v. Colon-Cruz
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-10-18· cited 47×
• Broadhead v. Monaghan
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1960-02-15· cited 36×
• Connolly v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1956-11-06· cited 35×
• Opinion of the Justices to the House of Representatives
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-07-29· cited 33×
• Commissioner of Natural Resources v. S. Volpe & Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1965-04-26· cited 31×
• Town of Warren v. Hazardous Waste Facility Site Safety Council
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-05-30· cited 27×
• Zoning Board of Appeals of Greenfield v. Housing Appeals Committee
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-03-30· cited 20×
• Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Commissioner of Insurance
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-03-15· cited 20×
• Carney v. Attorney General
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-07-15· cited 17×
• Commonwealth v. Racine
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-05-31· cited 16×
• Commonwealth v. Clemmey
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-06-30· cited 15×
• Landers v. Eastern Racing Association, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1951-02-12· cited 14×
• Opinion of Justices to House of Representatives
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1952-04-10· cited 13×
• Multi-Line Insurance Rating Bureau v. Commissioner of Insurance
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-02-09· cited 12×
• Treasurer of Worcester v. Department of Labor & Industries
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1951-03-29· cited 9×

Cites

11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• United States v. Grimaud
  Supreme Court· 1911-05-03· cited 668×
• Commonwealth v. Plaisted
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1889-01-05· cited 115×
• Druzik v. Board of Health of Haverhill
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1949-04-04· cited 95×
• Commonwealth v. Town of Hudson
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1943-12-29· cited 79×
• Commonwealth v. Carpenter
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1950-03-29· cited 78×
• Brodbine v. Inhabitants of Revere
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1903-02-26· cited 66×
• Commonwealth v. Slocum
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1918-05-23· cited 45×
• Commonwealth v. Hayden
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1912-02-29· cited 42×
• Board of Harbor Commissioners v. Excelsior Redwood Co.
  California Supreme Court· 1891-03-30· cited 38×
• Sheehan
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1926-01-07· cited 30×
• Commonwealth v. Rice
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1927-11-22· cited 15×