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Litigation
Town of Brookline v. Healey
About this case
Documents
Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
03/23/2023
Decision
Plaintiffs' motion for judgment on the pleadings denied and defendants' cross motion for judgment on the pleadings allowed.
The Massachusetts Superior Court upheld the Massachusetts Attorney General’s February 2022 disapproval of the Town of Brookline’s zoning amendments preventing or limiting use of fossil fuel infrastructure in new construction. The court concluded that the Attorney General had not erred in determining that the local laws were inconsistent with or preempted by other Massachusetts laws.
11/22/2022
Reply
Reply filed by plaintiffs in support of their motion for judgment on the pleadings.
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10/31/2022
Opposition
Attorney general filed opposition to motion for judgment on the pleadings with cross-motion for judgment on the pleadings.
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10/19/2022
Opposition
Memorandum filed by Boston Gas Company d/b/a National Grid in opposition to the plaintiffs' motion for judgment on the pleadings and in support of cross-motion for judgment on the pleadings.
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10/19/2022
Opposition
Memorandum filed in support of Massachusetts Energy Marketers Association's opposition to plaintiffs' motion for judgment on the pleadings and in support of cross-motion for judgment on the pleadings.
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09/19/2022
Motion
Memorandum filed by plaintiffs in support of their motion for judgment on the pleadings.
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Summary
Town's challenge to the Massachusetts Attorney General's decision disapproving the Town's zoning bylaws preventing or limiting use of fossil fuel infrastructure in new construction.