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24 Aug 2020, 9:01 pm by Marci A. Hamilton
The Supreme Court has routinely upheld vaccine mandates against constitutional attack starting with Jacobson v. [read post]
20 Aug 2020, 1:03 pm by Andrew Hamm
This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to weigh in on a pair of disputes with environmental implications. [read post]
16 Aug 2020, 12:37 pm by William D. Kickham, Esq.
In a narrow, but nonetheless positive decision in the area of public safety at Massachusetts colleges and universities, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) recently issue a ruling that clarifies and confirms a University’s legal obligations to intoxicated students. [read post]
13 Aug 2020, 4:00 am by Administrator
The American rejection of an advisory function for the Supreme Court was born out of concerns over judicial independence and the limited institutional capacity of the court to consider abstract and hypothetical questions. [read post]
3 Aug 2020, 12:31 pm by Legal Profession Prof
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court disbarred an attorney who had filed an affidavit of resignation On May 2, 2019, Michael Moscaritolo (respondent), after a trial by jury, was convicted in the Plymouth County Superior Court of one count of unarmed... [read post]
31 Jul 2020, 7:20 am by Ronald Collins
Wells’ articles on Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes have appeared, among other places, in the Journal of Supreme Court History. [read post]
30 Jul 2020, 2:42 pm by Rachel Casper
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services made two announcements related to recognition for pro bono work in a press release on July 23, 2020. [read post]
29 Jul 2020, 8:44 am by Brady Hermann
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently affirmed a lower court’s denial of a debt collector’s motion to compel arbitration, holding that the defendant had failed to provide “clear and definite” evidence of the parties’ intent that it benefit from the arbitration provision at issue. [read post]
27 Jul 2020, 4:45 pm by Eugene Volokh
A judicial official from Connecticut sought advice on whether he could participate in "A Silent March of Black Female Attorneys of Connecticut" by meeting the marchers at the steps of the Connecticut Supreme Court and reading Article First, Sec. 2 of the Connecticut Constitution (which sets forth that all political power is inherent in the people) if he is not introduced at the event, does not identify himself by name or title or wear court- affiliated… [read post]
27 Jul 2020, 7:14 am by Attorney Neil Z. Burns
A recent ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court stemming from a tragic incident at a Maine cabin will undoubtedly cause insurers to carefully review the language in their policies if they want to preserve certain exclusions regarding liability coverage. [read post]
25 Jul 2020, 12:21 am by Josh Blackman
On July 8, the church filed an application for injunctive relief with the Supreme Court. [read post]
21 Jul 2020, 7:00 am by Ronald Collins and David Hudson
He also bemoaned the divisive state of affairs in the Supreme Court confirmation process and took exception to the practice of asking nominees their views on cases or controversies. [read post]
18 Jul 2020, 9:40 am by Guest Blogger
Colorado Civil Rights Commission, the 2018 Supreme Court decision arising from a baker’s refusal, grounded in his religious convictions, to make a gay couple a wedding cake. [read post]
16 Jul 2020, 9:05 pm by Joshua Burd
After the Supreme Court reversed the district court injunction, the federal government executed the first person since 2003. [read post]
12 Jul 2020, 12:03 pm by Russell Knight
Furthermore, a judgment from another state is probably always admissible in an Illinois court without further authentication via judicial notice. [read post]
9 Jul 2020, 9:11 am by Legal Profession Prof
A partially stayed three-month suspension with 30 days of actual suspension was imposed by a single justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. [read post]
8 Jul 2020, 8:32 pm by Dawn Mertineit and Anne Dunne
In an attempt to avoid liability at the summary judgment stage, Donahue relied upon the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s (“SJC”) seminal decision in F.A. [read post]
7 Jul 2020, 2:52 pm by Lauren Moxley and Shane Rogers
”  This April, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that Carpenter does not extend to data obtained from Advanced License Plate Readers (“ALPR”) placed at four fixed locations on public roads. [read post]