Previous Events & CLE Programs
March 12, 2008
Committee Meeting
Press & Privacy: Freedom of the Press & the Public's Right to Know vs. Family Privacy Rights
Sponsors
Arts, Entertainment & Sports Law Committee
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Section
Massachusetts Practice & Procedure Committee
Mike Gass, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP , will discuss a recent case involving media access to autopsy reports of two firefighters who died while fighting a fire in West Roxbury in August, 2007. The reports revealed traces of drugs and alcohol in the firefighters systems at the time of the fire. Mr. Gass represented WHDH/Channel 7 in opposing a restraining order issued by a Superior Court judge to the firefighters union prohibiting Channel 7's release of the story and prevailed in the SJC. He will discuss both the first amendment and procedural aspects of the case and its impact on the law related to freedom of the press.
October 15, 2007
Committee Meeting
Criminal Issues in Civil Litigation
Mark D. Smith, partner, Laredo & Smith, LLP, will discuss criminal issues in civil litigation matters. Mr. Smith concentrates his practice in white-collar crime, government investigations, and business litigation and regulation. Mr. Smith represents individuals and businesses during all stages of criminal and other government enforcement actions and in business litigation matters.
September 17, 2007
Committee Meeting
Judge Gants on Uniform Discovery Requests for the SuperiorCourt
Hon. Ralph Gants, Associate Justice of the Superior Court, will discuss the possibility of adopting uniform discovery definitions for the Superior Court, similar to the definitions in the local federal rules. Judge Gants has been involved in preparing a tentative draft of the uniform definitions.
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