MBTA Communities Law is constitutional, Massachusetts SJC rules, but current guidelines are unenforceable
The controversial MBTA Communities Law is constitutional, the highest court in Massachusetts ruled Wednesday. But for now, ...
A loss for Milton is a victory for housing
The Supreme Judicial Court largely rejected the Town of Milton’s arguments against a 2021 state law aimed at increasing ...
JD Supra1h
2024 Clean Energy Bill Introduces Embodied Carbon Reduction Plan
This is another installment of our blog series on the landmark 2024 Massachusetts Clean Energy Bill, signed into law on ...
Dorchester Reporter1h
SJC upholds MBTA zoning law, but hits state regulators for faulty roll-out
In a decision with massive implications for the state's effort to build more housing, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the zoning reform law does not run afoul of the state Constitution and that ...
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SJC rules MBTA rezoning law is constitutional, 'enforceable,' if state redoes rollout
The decision makes clear the state's authority over Milton and 176 other municipalities affected by the so-called MBTA ...
Gloucester Daily Times1h
Rockport officials react to high court’s 3A ruling
At least one town leader says Wednesday's ruling by the Supreme Judicial Court that Milton must comply with the MBTA Communities Act will have little impact on the ...
SJC rules MBTA zoning law can stand, but orders state to redo implementation
The state’s highest court has made clear that communities subject to the law must allow for additional, responsible ...
The Lowell Sun1h
Expected guilty plea for man in ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers case postponed due to hospitalization
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A hearing where a Minnesota man was expected to plead guilty to hiding a stolen pair of ruby slippers that ...
State can force towns to allow more housing, court rules — but there’s a catch
The state's highest court mostly sided with the state about a controversial housing law affecting communities, but with an ...