· 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
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- 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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