Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Zafar v. State Lottery Commission

May 13, 2026

Summary

The court reversed the Superior Court's judgment for Zafar and entered judgment for the State Lottery Commission. It held that the commission may deny a lottery sales-agent license based on deficient moral character without a felony conviction, that trial transcripts supported the agency's finding under the substantial-evidence standard despite Zafar's criminal acquittal, and that the regulation was not unconstitutionally vague as applied. No separate opinions were filed.