M. Patrick Moore, Jr., co-chair of Hemenway & Barnes Government & Election Law group, argued before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on behalf of a diverse coalition of voters opposing the ballot initiative, including consumers, civil rights and labor leaders, and those injured by Uber and Lyft drivers. The SJC found that the Attorney General should not have certified the ballot question seeking to classify certain gig-workers as independent contractors.

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