Salmon v. Lang’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “must prove that (1) his exercise or enjoyment of rights secured by the Constitution or laws of either the United States or of the Commonwealth (2) has been interfered with, or attempted to be - 22 - interfered with, and (3) that the interference or attempted interference was by 'threats, intimidation or coercion.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 3137, LLC v. Town of Harwich

2. “[a]s we have repeatedly stated, the exception for MCRA claims based on non-physical coercion remains a narrow one, and it should not be invoked unless the record resembles the sort of physical, moral, or economic pressure that courts have found sufficient to support a claim under this statute.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 3137, LLC v. Town of Harwich

3. “We have frequently emphasized - 17 - that judges are not obligated to do a party's work for him, 'searching sua sponte for issues that may be lurking in the penumbra of the motion papers' . . . . [particularly where] 'the underdeveloped argument raises complexities that defy an easy answer.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Morales Posada v. Cultural Care, Inc.