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Special Issue—Cities, Spatialities, and Politicization

Up Against the Law: Legal Structuring of Political Opportunities in Neighborhood Opposition to Group Home Siting in Massachusetts

Deborah G. MartinGraduate School of Geography, Clark University
Pages 523-540 | Published online: 16 Jul 2013

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CASES CITED

  • Gardner-Athol Area Mental Health Association, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Gardner, 401 Mass. 12, 1987.
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LEGISLATION CITED

  • Massachusetts General Laws (M.G.L.) Ann. c. 40A, § 3..

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