5 Mass. L. Rptr. 67 - Sullivan v. Murphy’s Empirical Analysis
1996
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
February 2000
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on DeScala v. Motor Vehicle Division of the Department of Revenue · McNeil v. Commissioner of Correction · 32 Mass. App. Ct. 555 - Cook v. Hanover Insurance
Most-quoted passages
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“[A]ny written or oral statement made before or submitted to a legislative, executive, or judicial body or any other governmental proceeding; any written or oral statement made in connection with an issue under consideration or review by a legislative, executive, or judicial body, or any other governmental proceeding; any statement reasonably likely to encourage consideration or review of an issue by a legislative, executive, or judicial body or any other governmental proceeding; any statement reasonably likely to enlist public participation in an effort to effect such consideration; or any other statement falling within constitutional protection of the right to petition government.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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