The state will file regulations by Friday "consistent with the court's decision" after the SJC called the current guidelines ineffective.

The controversial MBTA Communities Law is constitutional, the highest court in Massachusetts ruled Wednesday. But for now, the Supreme Judicial Court says the housing guidelines issued to towns affected by the law are "legally ineffective.

The decision makes clear the state's authority over Milton and 176 other municipalities affected by the so-called MBTA Communities Act, an effort by the state to address the housing crisis. It was signed into law by former Republican Gov.