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· 8/4/1981

Massachusetts Teachers Ass'n v. Secretary of the Commonwealth

Citations

  • 424 N.E.2d 469
  • 384 Mass. 209

How courts have described this case

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

  • related subjects requirement met where provisions of petition all related directly or indirectly to limitation of taxes
  • citizens have standing to challenge the constitutionality of the enactment of a statute, but separate standing is required to challenge substantive provisions
  • where at least one plaintiff has standing to raise the issues before the court, the standing of other plaintiffs need not be addressed
  • “[W]here at least one plaintiff has standing to raise issues before the court, the standing of other plaintiffs need not be addressed”
  • citizens have standing to challenge the constitutionality of the enactment of a statute, but separate standing is required to challenge substantive provisions
  • \We need not pause to consider whether any subjects which are mutually dependent could ever be said not also to be related\

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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch

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