gptkbp:instanceOf
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School District
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gptkbp:administrativeDivision
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gptkb:Administrative_Office_of_the_U.S._Courts
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gptkbp:appeal
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gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_First_Circuit
gptkb:Massachusetts_state_courts
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gptkbp:caseTypes
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Civil cases
Criminal cases
Bankruptcy cases
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:F._Dennis_Saylor_IV
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gptkbp:court
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gptkb:John_Joseph_Moakley_United_States_Courthouse
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Regular sessions
Special sessions
Emergency sessions
Local Rules of the District Court
District_Court
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gptkbp:established
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1789
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gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver
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gptkb:Article_III_of_the_United_States_Constitution
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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Handles a variety of cases including civil rights and federal crimes.
Contributes to the development of federal law.
Involved in significant legal precedents.
Moved to the current courthouse in 1999.
Originally held sessions in various locations.
Part of the larger federal court system.
Plays a role in the checks and balances of the federal government.
Has had several notable judges throughout its history.
Established in 1789 as part of the Judiciary Act of 1789.
Has_a_significant_impact_on_Massachusetts_law.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
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gptkbp:jurisdiction
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Federal jurisdiction
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Massachusetts
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:United_States_v._McCarthy
gptkb:United_States_v._McGowan
gptkb:Commonwealth_v._Federal_Reserve_Bank_of_Boston
gptkb:United_States_v._Tsarnaev
gptkb:United_States_v._O'Reilly
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gptkbp:numberOfStudents
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7
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Federal_Judiciary_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:precedent
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gptkb:Baker_v._Carr
gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:Loving_v._Virginia
gptkb:Miranda_v._Arizona
gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:First_Circuit
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gptkbp:website
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www.mad.uscourts.gov
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