The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
GPTKB entity
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:advocates_for |
from the Massachusetts Appeals Court
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| gptkbp:case_types |
influential in American law
part of Massachusetts legal history |
| gptkbp:community_involvement |
engages in community outreach programs
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| gptkbp:conference |
hosts judicial conferences
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| gptkbp:court |
part of the Massachusetts court system
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
binding on all lower courts in Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:1780
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| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
oldest continuously functioning appellate court in the Western Hemisphere
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
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| gptkbp:is_standardized_by |
establishes legal standards
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:television_series
gptkb:Kimberly_S._Budd |
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
gptkb:battle
decides judicial review cases issues judicial opinions |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:legal_issue |
gptkb:Politician
Common law system life tenure published opinions Governor's Council provides legal education resources ensures judicial accountability upholds judicial independence promotes judicial diversity provides judicial training transparent process hears legal challenges influences judicial decisions provides legal interpretations has judicial review power exercises judicial authority enforces judicial ethics upholds legal principles oversees judicial administration in Massachusetts shapes legal framework in Massachusetts |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
supports legal aid initiatives
maintains legal system integrity |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:Dwyer_v._New_England_Patriots,_LLC
gptkb:Cohen_v._Massachusetts gptkb:Goodridge_v._Department_of_Public_Health gptkb:Baker_v._Vermont gptkb:Commonwealth_v._Mc_Gowan |
| gptkbp:open_to_public |
open to the public
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| gptkbp:outcome |
gptkb:Massachusetts
establishes court rules develops case law affects court decisions |
| gptkbp:precedent |
binding precedent
sets legal precedents impacts legal precedents |
| gptkbp:publishes |
annual reports
publishes legal publications |
| gptkbp:reform |
advocates for legal reforms
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| gptkbp:session |
year-round
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| gptkbp:website |
www.mass.gov/courts/sjc
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Massachusetts_State_House
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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