Worcester, Massachusetts
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Worcester is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, the city had a population of 182,596, making it the estimated second largest city in New England. It is the county seat of Worcester County. Worcester is located approximately 40 miles west of Boston, and marks the western periphery of the Boston-Worcester-Manchester (MA-RI-NH) U.S. Census Combined Statistical Area (CSA). Due to its location in Central Massachusetts, Worcester is often referred to as the "Heart of the Commonwealth. " The city is also noted for its mill era Victorian architecture.
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Federal courts in Worcester
- Massachusetts District CourtDistrict Court
- Massachusetts Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court
Landmark decisions involving Worcester
- Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida (1996)517 U.S. 44
- Will v. Michigan Department of State Police (1989)491 U.S. 58
- Addington v. Texas (1979)441 U.S. 418
- Simpson v. Rice (1969)395 U.S. 711overruled
- Ford Motor Co. v. Department of Treasury (1945)323 U.S. 459overruled
- Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)163 U.S. 537overruled
- Elk v. Wilkins (1884)112 U.S. 94
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- Lee · 32,752
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- Lawrence · 18,351
- Adams · 16,691
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- Hamilton · 13,498
- Warren · 13,469
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- 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 Worcester
- 96 F3D 532Fleet National Bank v. H&D Entertainment, Inc.
- 95 F3D 174Reich v. Mashantucket Sand & Gravel
- 94 F3D 640Dodi v. The Putnam Companies
- 91 F3D 278Dryden Oil Company of New England, Inc. v. Travelers Indemnity Co.
- 9 F3D 198United States v. Skrodzki
- 80 F3D 7National Labor Relations Board v. Harding Glass Co.
- 80 F3D 606One National Bank v. Antonellis
- 8 F3D 873Velez-Gomez v. SMA Life Assurance Co.
- 79 F3D 756O'Day v. McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co.
- 76 F3D 370Brown v. Town of Weymouth
- 75 F3D 49Den Norske Bank AS v. First National Bank
- 74 F3D 349Key Bank of Maine v. Tablecloth Textile Co.
- 74 F3D 1347Markham v. Fay
- 73 F3D 429Boston Children's Heart Foundation, Inc. v. Nadal-Ginard
- 72 F3D 973Vecinos de Barrio Uno v. City of Holyoke
- 71 F3D 966United States v. Lanoue
- 71 F3D 451Belanger v. Wyman-Gordon Co.
- 71 F3D 444Wolf v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance
- 71 F3D 1382Harvell v. Blytheville School District # 5
- 7 F3D 1Hazel v. U.S. Postmaster General
- 68 F3D 591Kurisoo v. Providence & Worcester Railroad
- 67 F3D 326New Hampshire Motor Transport Ass'n v. Town of Plaistow
- 67 F3D 103Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma v. Richards
- 64 F3D 22Rhode Island Depositors Economic Protection Corp. v. Hayes
- 58 F3D 791Consolo v. George
- 57 F3D 385City of Charleston v. Public Service Commission
- 50 F3D 739Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community v. Yavapai County
- 489 F3D 26Rossi v. Gemma
- 478 F3D 370Parker v. District of Columbia
- 476 F3D 14Jeneski v. City of Worcester
- 45 F3D 530Ernst & Young v. Depositors Economic Protection Corp.
- 45 F3D 423Moore v. Pepe
- 445 F3D 801Braud v. Transport Service Co.
- 444 F3D 1317Bourdeau Bros. v. International Trade Commission
- 438 F3D 119Stanton v. Metro Corp.
- 435 F3D 36United States v. O'Brien
- 418 F3D 54Crete v. City of Lowell
- 416 F3D 992Wang v. Masaitis
- 410 F3D 100Boston Regional Medical Center, Inc. v. Reynolds
- 405 F3D 1276Jackson v. Alabama State Tenure Commission
- 402 F3D 79United States v. Flemmi
- 398 F3D 22Carcieri v. Norton
- 398 F3D 138Obert v. Republic Western Insurance
- 397 F3D 158Zurich American Insurance v. ABM Industries, Inc.
- 391 F3D 287McAdams v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
- 39 F3D 37Piccicuto v. Dwyer
- 39 F3D 1239Federal Deposit Insurance v. Elio
- 386 F3D 45McGuire v. Reilly
- 381 F3D 33Breneman v. United States ex rel. Federal Aviation Administration
- 370 F3D 197Neuhoff v. Marvin Lumber & Cedar Co.