Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 8/27/2015
Commonwealth v. Freeman
Citations
- 472 Mass. 503
- 36 N.E.3d 12
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “We have repeatedly said that those who challenge the constitutionality of a statute that does not burden a suspect group or a fundamental interest carry a heavy burden in seeking to overcome the statute’s presumption of constitutionality” [quotations and citations omitted]
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Judges: Gants, Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Duffly, Lenk, Hines
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- Commonwealth v. ChukwueziMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-09-29· cited 7×
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Cites
41 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court· 1985-07-01· cited 7,112×
- Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court· 2012-06-25· cited 6,816×
- Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court· 2005-03-01· cited 3,523×
- Graham v. FloridaSupreme Court· 2010-05-17· cited 3,477×
- Federal Communications Commission v. Beach Communications, Inc.Supreme Court· 1993-06-01· cited 2,387×
- South Carolina v. KatzenbachSupreme Court· 1966-05-02· cited 945×
- Goodridge v. Department of Public HealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-11-18· cited 186×
- Diatchenko v. District Attorney for the Suffolk DistrictMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-12-24· cited 159×
- Fleming v. ZantSupreme Court of Georgia· 1989-12-01· cited 141×
- Blixt v. BlixtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-09-09· cited 140×
- Sperry & Hutchinson Co. v. RhodesSupreme Court· 1911-05-01· cited 118×
- McDuffy v. Secretary of the Executive Office of EducationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-06-15· cited 108×
- Commonwealth v. Henry's Drywall Co., Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-12-24· cited 86×
- United States v. Jarreous BlewittSixth Circuit· 2013-12-03· cited 80×
- ABOD v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 1977-10-07· cited 75×
- Diatchenko v. District Attorney for the Suffolk District Commonwealth v. RoberioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-03-23· cited 74×
- Carter v. StateIndiana Supreme Court· 1987-08-25· cited 68×
- English v. New England Medical Center, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-07-20· cited 60×
- Baker v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court· 1984-03-22· cited 53×
- Cote-Whitacre v. Department of Public HealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-03-30· cited 51×
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