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30A Mass. Gen. Laws § 14

Judicial review of agency decisions: the cases that interpreted this section

Jurisdiction
Massachusetts
Case notes
1,051
Cited in passing
611
Citing cases indexed
2,541
Case dates
1956–2026
Screened through
2026-06-26
Checked for later law changes
2026-10-20
Courts' treatment: live
No reviewed case has held this section invalid, preempted, superseded or repealed.
This reflects what the reviewed cases said, not legislative action: a later amendment or repeal by the legislature would not appear here unless a reviewed case discussed it.

1,662 citing cases reviewed of 2,541 in the citation index: 1,051 interpreted the section (annotated below), 611 cited it only in passing. Cases filed after 2026-06-26 may not have been reviewed yet.

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Scope of appellate review

Section 14 directs appellate review to the agency’s decision, without deference to the Superior Court judge’s conclusions.

Pierce v. Department of Children and Families. · filed 2026-03-30

But on appeal in a case brought under G. L. c. 30A, § 14, our review is of the agency's decision, and we owe no deference to the conclusions of the judge.
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Notes 1051–1051 of 1,051, oldest cases first.

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