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Massachusetts SJC Reverses Commissioner of Revenue in Redevelopment Tax Case

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Friday reversed a decision of the state’s Appellate Tax Board, finding that a tax concession granted to the developers of urban redevelopment projects extends to the capital gains realized from the sale of those projects. PioneerLegal had submitted an amicus brief in the case.

Massachusetts High Court Strikes Down Town’s Civility Code as Unconstitutional

BOSTON, March 7, 2023 — In an opinion that reinforces political speech rights at public meetings throughout the Commonwealth, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has declared that Southborough’s civility code governing participation at public meetings violates Article 19 of the Massachusetts Constitution.

"Reasonable Minds Can Differ": Major Cases Now Before the U.S. Supreme Court

The implications of key cases currently before the U.S. Supreme Court were explored at a March 1, 2023, forum sponsored by PioneerLegal, the Federal Bar Association, and the Social Law Library. Access a recording of the program with time stamps to each of the cases discussed.

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