| Docket # | SJC-10756 |
| Date | January 6, 2011 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, C.J., Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Securities. Uniform Securities Act. Constitutional law, Freedom of speech and press. Advertising. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Words, "commercial speech", "noncommercial speech". |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Judith Fabricant |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Bulldog Investors General: Lawrence Tribe, Andrew Good |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Secretary of the Commonwealth: Pierce O. Cray |
| Amici Curiae | John Berlau; James McRitchie; Antony Page; Andrew Weinman; Deirdre Brennan |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |