· 8/1/1985
Lee v. Commissioner of Revenue
Citations
- 481 N.E.2d 183
- 395 Mass. 527
- 1985 Mass. LEXIS 1719
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- where fundamental right is at issue, not every statute that affects that right must be supported by compelling State interest
- \not every statute that affects [a fundamental right] must be supported by a compelling State interest\
- “Only those statutes resulting in some significant effect on the right to [interstate] travel will be deemed ‘penalties’. . . . Less significant impositions . . . have been upheld when supported by a rational or conceivable basis”
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Judges: Hennessey, Lucos, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch
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