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Koussa v. Attorney GeneralSJC-13559Argue Date: Monday May 6, 2024*Summary: Ballot Initiative Petition-- Whether the Attorney General properly certified initiative petitions and provided proper summaries for ballot initiatives involving the legal status of workers for rideshare and delivery companies. Justices: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Kafker, Wendlandt, Georges, Jr., Wolohojian, JJ. Appellant: Martin El Koussa Counsel for Appellant: Jennifer Grace Miller, Esquire John M. Stephan, Esquire Appellee: Attorney General R Counsel for Appellee: Anne Sterman, A.A.G. Court Appealed From: SJC for Suffolk County Lower Court Judge: Scott L. Kafker, J. Route to SJC: Direct Entry: Single Justice Reservation & Report Amici Curiae: Stevan E. Johnson ,United Food and Commercial Workers International Union , Economic Policy Institute , Open Markets Institute , Chamber of Progress , National Nurses United , North America's Building Trades Unions , Massachusetts Worker Centers , Retailers Association of Massachusetts , Marketplace Industry Association , United Regional Chamber of Commerce , Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America , Associated Industries of Massachusetts , Free Speech for People , Civil Rights Organizations and Legal Scholars , Awet Teame , Dave Beyna , Joe Lucacio , Lisa McRobbie , Luis Ramos , Octavio Mejia-Suarez , Jacqueline Grappi , American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations , Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association , International Brotherhood of Teamsters , City of Boston , Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys , Justice at Work , National Employment Law Project , Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health , Workers' Injury Litigation Group , *Summary is not an official part of the court proceedings, it is presented so that those who access the website will have a general understanding of the legal issues in the case. Access published opinions - View SJC Docket Information - Download Caption text |