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Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, a nexus of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Notably, Cambridge is home to two internationally prominent universities, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As of 2008 the city population was 105,594. It is the fourth most populous city in the state, behind Boston, Worcester, and Springfield. Cambridge is one of the two county seats of Middlesex County (Lowell is the other).
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Landmark decisions involving Cambridge
- Vacco v. Quill (1997)521 U.S. 793
- Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (1986)476 U.S. 747overruled
- Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)478 U.S. 186overruled
- Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council (1984)467 U.S. 837
- Agins v. City of Tiburon (1980)447 U.S. 255overruled
- Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City (1978)438 U.S. 104
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc. (1970)398 U.S. 375
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- Reading · 48,919
- Accord · 42,506
- Lee · 32,752
- Douglas · 24,968
- Russell · 22,741
- Lawrence · 18,351
- Adams · 16,691
- Boston · 13,839
- Hamilton · 13,498
- Warren · 13,469
- Orleans · 12,954
- Dennis · 12,556
- Richmond · 10,476
- Franklin · 10,314
- Hudson · 8,348
- Jefferson · 7,907
- Gardner · 7,829
- Lincoln · 7,110
- Palmer · 6,792
- Holland · 6,201
- Lynn · 5,648
- Spencer · 5,522
- Milton · 5,510
- Norfolk · 5,488
Opinions mentioning Cambridge
- 98 F3D 904Schering-Plough Healthcare Products, Inc. v. NBD Bank, N.A.
- 96 F3D 51Bouzo v. Citibank, N.A.
- 95 F3D 576Campbell v. Chappelow
- 94 F3D 65Presidential Life Insurance v. Milken
- 94 F3D 1191Jensen v. Clarke
- 88 F3D 664United States v. Kress
- 87 F3D 966Joubert v. Nebraska Board of Pardons
- 85 F3D 752Cambridge Plating Co. v. Napco, Inc.
- 84 F3D 734Castano v. American Tobacco Co.
- 84 F3D 18Abdullah v. Commissioner of Insurance of the Commonwealth
- 83 F3D 20United States v. Santiago
- 8 F3D 653Hateley v. Securities & Exchange Commission
- 8 F3D 1301United States v. Hohn
- 8 F3D 1079Stone v. Kirk
- 79 F3D 1Flanagan v. Grant
- 78 F3D 752Wyner v. North American Specialty Insurance
- 78 F3D 524Joiner v. General Electric Co.
- 75 F3D 1545Modine Manufacturing Co. v. United States International Trade Commission
- 75 F3D 1United States v. Walsh
- 73 F3D 355Stanislas v. Cigna
- 72 F3D 533United States v. Taylor
- 70 F3D 232Kadic v. Karadžić
- 70 F3D 1396United States v. Labonte
- 68 F3D 257United States v. Hatten
- 66 F3D 922United States v. Christner
- 65 F3D 941King Instruments Corp. v. Perego
- 62 F3D 1512Hilton Davis Chemical Co. v. Warner-Jenkinson Co.
- 60 F3D 207Medical & Business Facilities, Ltd. v. Commissioner
- 6 F3D 701Lowrey v. Manufacturers Hanover Leasing Corp.
- 6 F3D 177Central Wesleyan College v. W.R. Grace & Co.
- 58 F3D 370United States v. Kress
- 55 F3D 362Federal Housing Partners IV v. Cisneros
- 54 F3D 931Scarfo v. Cabletron Systems, Inc.
- 54 F3D 1169Pinder v. Johnson
- 53 F3D 1260Imagineering, Inc. v. Van Klassens, Inc.
- 52 F3D 648Sanon v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
- 51 F3D 921Murray ex rel. Murray v. Montrose County School District RE-1J
- 51 F3D 780Stuart Hall Co. v. Ampad Corp.
- 51 F3D 141Wolfson v. Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
- 49 F3D 430Carstensen v. Brunswick Corp.
- 49 F3D 11United States v. Flynn
- 489 F3D 1356Cambridge Holdings Group, Inc. v. Federal Insurance
- 487 F3D 160Al-Marri v. Wright
- 484 F3D 1027Anderson v. U.S. Bancorp
- 48 F3D 810Sylvia Development Corp. v. Calvert County
- 48 F3D 353Demerath Land Co. v. Sparr
- 476 F3D 887Voda v. Cordis Corp.
- 47 F3D 963United States v. Barnes
- 469 F3D 1027Highway Equipment Co. v. FECO, Ltd.
- 468 F3D 733Parker v. Scrap Metal Processors, Inc.