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Published Opinions & Unpublished Decisions: January 9, 2026
Pacewicz v. Board of Registration of Massage Therapy (SJC 13732)
Guinane v. Chief of Police of Manchester-by-the-Sea (AC 24-P-1442)
List of unpublished Appeals Court decisions for January 9, 2026
Recent Published Opinions and Lists of Unpublished Decisions
- Commonwealth v. Fujita (SJC 11514) (January 8, 2026)
- List of unpublished Appeals Court decisions for January 8, 2026
- List of unpublished Appeals Court decisions for January 7, 2026
- DosSantos v. Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton, Inc. (SJC 13749) (January 6, 2026)
- List of unpublished Appeals Court decisions for January 6, 2026
- Commonwealth v. Carleton (SJC 13509) (January 5, 2026)
- List of unpublished Appeals Court decisions for January 5, 2026
- Commonwealth v. Jurczuk (AC 24-P-896) (January 2, 2026)
- List of unpublished Appeals Court decisions for January 2, 2026
- List of unpublished Appeals Court decisions for December 31, 2025
- List of unpublished Appeals Court decisions for December 30, 2025
- List of unpublished Appeals Court decisions for December 29, 2025
- Commonwealth v. Hart (SJC 13217) (December 26, 2025)
- In the Matter of Diviacchi (SJC 13791) (December 26, 2025)
- List of unpublished Appeals Court decisions for December 26, 2025
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