| Docket # | SJC-11109 |
| Date | February 9, 2012 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, C.J., Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, Duffly, Lenk, JJ.
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| Summary | Elections, Ballot, Validity of nomination papers. Constitutional law, Elections, Equal protection of laws, Vagueness of statute. Supreme Judicial Court, Justiciable question. Jurisdiction, Justiciable question. Practice, Civil, Election case, Moot case. Moot question. Secretary of the Commonwealth. |
| Appealed From | SJC for Suffolk County, Justice Robert J. Cordy |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Libertarian Association of Massachusetts: Andrew Palid, Matthew C. Baltay |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Secretary of the Commonwealth: Amy Spector |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |