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...weeks ago on this page, we came out against attempts by the City of Cambridge to subvert the abolition of rent control called for by the recent passage of Question 9. But now it appears that the opponents of rent control have thought up yet another way of stalling its repeal...
...this newest attempt to confound democracy, another branch of government has entered the fray. The state referendum repealing rent control won't be able to take effect until the courts decide whether the conduct of the vote was constitutional, a Suffolk Country appellate judge ruled last Friday...
...Wilkins extended Zobel's restraining order on the rent control question until December 14. On that day, he will review whether to extend the order yet again, according to Ed Cafasso, spokesperson for the attorney general's office...
...many tenant activists, the court challenge may be the last hope before Question 9 takes effect on January 1, especially if Weld vetoes the home-rule petitions, which would let low-and moderate-income, elderly and disabled tenants to stay under rent control through...
...hoping the courts rule that the ballot are unconstitutional, so that there will be another election," said Lester P. Lee Jr. of the pro-rent control Save Our Communities Committee. "It would be a second chance for us to explain to the voters what's going...