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Earned Sick Time: Tips for Compliance
by Paul Holtzman, Esq. & Anjali Waikar, Esq. Practice Tips Against a backdrop of income inequality and stagnating wages of working class families, policymakers across the country are considering...
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Transgender Student Admissions: The Challenge of Defining Gender in a Gender...
by Paul G. Lannon Legal Analysis Who is a woman for purposes of admission to an all-women’s college? The answer may appear self-evident: a woman is someone who is not a man. But what about a...
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The Introduction of Attorney-Conducted Voir Dire in Massachusetts
by Mark D. Smith Heads Up Last year, the Massachusetts Legislature enacted General Laws chapter 254, §2, permitting attorneys (and self-represented parties) in Superior Court criminal and civil cases...
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The New “Documents Only” Subpoena Under Recently Amended Mass. R. Civ. P. 45
by Carlos A. Maycotte Heads Up Earlier this year, the Supreme Judicial Court amended Rule 45 of the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure, which concerns subpoenas. The main purpose of the amendments...
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Procurement Opportunities in the Gaming Sector: A Good Bet for Those Who Play...
by Andrew F. Upton and Jonathan M. Silverstein Practice Tips Introduction Establishment of casino gaming in Massachusetts was the subject of a passionate debate. But the Legislature has acted and...
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Race, Technology, and Policing
by Matthew R. Segal and Carol Rose Viewpoint Police departments in Massachusetts and around the nation face heightened scrutiny about racial bias in their stop-and-frisk and use-of-force procedures....
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Homeless Court: The Court of Second Chances
by Judge Kathleen Coffey Voice of the Judiciary The Homeless Court is a specialty court or ‘problem solving’ court established in 2010 at the West Roxbury Division of the Boston Municipal Court. It...
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Behind the Headlines: An Insider’s Guide to Title IX and the Student...
by Djuna Perkins Legal Analysis Recent media coverage has caused a firestorm of controversy about how colleges investigate and discipline students for sexual misconduct. Why are these matters handled...
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Massachusetts Grand Jury Primer: A Glimpse of Grand Jury Practice
by Linda M. Poulos The Profession The right to be indicted by a grand jury in cases of capital and serious offenses is guaranteed under the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Article 12 of...
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The Superior Court Looks Ahead
by Chief Justice Judith Fabricant Voice of the Judiciary In 2009, the Superior Court celebrated “150 Years of the Rule of Law,” on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Court’s founding in 1859....
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Amendments to the Uniform Rules of Impoundment Procedure
by Chief Justice Paula M. Carey and Joseph Stanton Heads Up The Supreme Judicial Court has approved amendments to Trial Court Rule VIII, the Uniform Rules on Impoundment Procedure (URIP), which become...
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Sentencing Reform
by Chief Judge Patti B. Saris Voice of the Judiciary Sentencing reform is now at the center of debate in Massachusetts. A reconstituted Massachusetts Sentencing Commission is reviewing state...
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A Hill to Climb: Our Fight Against the Heroin Epidemic
by Attorney General Maura Healey Special Feature At the foundation of my campaign for Attorney General were the values I learned from the colleagues, mentors, and organizations I worked with throughout...
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Making “Good” Laws Through the Ballot Initiative Process
by Tori T. Kim Practice Tips From marijuana legalization to campaign finance reform to a constitutional amendment to impose a “millionaire’s tax,” citizen groups turned to the initiative petition...
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A Weak Expressio: In DaRosa v. City of New Bedford, The SJC Serves A Diluted...
by David S. Clancy and Marley Ann Brumme Viewpoints In DaRosa v. City of New Bedford, 471 Mass. 446 (2015), the Supreme Judicial Court made the Massachusetts Public Records Act (“PRA”) a less effective...
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Assessing the Right to be Forgotten
by Daniel Lyons Heads Up From its inception the Internet has been disrupting business models, as once-ubiquitous brands like Blockbuster, Borders, and Encyclopedia Britannica can attest. But as more...
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Making Sense of the Internet of Things
by Peter M. Lefkowitz The Profession We have seen the marketing. According to a recent report by a top consulting firm, the Internet of Things will have an annual economic impact of between $4 trillion...
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The Unwarranted Secrecy of Criminal Justice Information in Massachusetts
by Jeffrey J. Pyle Legal Analysis In the past year, the normally sleepy topic of public records law has caught fire in Massachusetts. Thanks to extensive reporting by the news media, the public has...
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The Misuse of MassCourts as a Free Tenant Screening Device
by Esme Caramello and Annette Duke Heads Up “If I see that a prospective tenant has ever had a lawyer in any proceeding at http://www.masscourts.org as of this case forward I no longer take them as a...
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Public Access to Electronic Judicial Records
by Jonathan M. Albano Legal Analysis In February 2015, the Supreme Judicial Court authorized Massachusetts trial and appellate courts to conduct pilot projects on electronic filing and service.[i]...
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