05/08/2013 - 04:00 PM to 06:00 PM
What does Guantanamo teach us about the American justice system almost twelve years after 9/11, and what does the future hold for the prison and its remaining detainees? A distinguished panel of attorneys who filed habeas petitions on behalf of detainees will join us for a discussion of their experiences and an exploration of these and other questions....
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04/25/2013 - 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
This brown bag lunch program will update members on the latest work of the Trial Court's Access to Justice Initiative.We will hear about the Trial Court's efforts including their most recent work, involving language access strategies and translating court forms, improving technology access for court users, expanding the uses of limited assistance representation (LAR), and establishing court service centers in multijurisdictional courthouses, as well as a summary of the Trial Court’s progress in implementing its mission objectives, and the future direction of the Trial Court's Access to Justice Initiatives....
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04/19/2013 - 12:30 PM to 01:30 PM
Fifty years ago, in the case of Gideon v. Wainwright, the United States Supreme Court declared the 6th Amendment requires that states, like the federal government, provide trial counsel to indigent defendants in criminal cases. To mark the anniversary of that decision, Professor Carol Steiker of Harvard Law School will examine the structural impediments to full implementation of the guarantees of Gideon and address proposed reforms....
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01/31/2013 - 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
Join United States District Court Judge William G. Young and Massachusetts Superior Court Associate Justice Heidi Brieger for a discussion of changing litigation models and a unique opportunity for lawyers to engage in dialogue with the Bench....
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12/05/2012 - 04:30 PM to 06:30 PM
In Citizens United, the Supreme Court held that corporations and unions have a First Amendment right to spend funds on political advertising in elections, and it struck down restrictions limiting such spending. That decision prompted a firestorm of controversy, sparking efforts to pass a "People's Rights Amendment," amending the Constitution to clarify that corporations are not people, and do not have First Amendment rights....
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11/15/2012 - 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM
State court systems in America are facing deep challenges. Many civil and criminal matters remain idle for years before a judicial resolution is reached. Budgets are strained, impacting the administration of justice. In the face of this crisis, the New England Law Review seeks to provide a forum in which to consider these issues and highlight viable solutions, with input from experts from various sectors of the legal community....
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10/04/2012 - 05:30 PM to 07:30 PM
Join the Chair of the Trial Court’s Standing Committee on Dispute Resolution, the new Chair of the Superior Court ADR Committee, trial judges and litigators for a wide-open bench/bar discussion about how ADR techniques, particularly mediation, can help attorneys increase income, help clients save money and provide alternatives for dispute resolution in a time of crowded dockets and backed-up/closed trial sessions.
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06/12/2012 - 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
This presentation will discuss current initiatives in probate and family probation including a discussion of the probate and family court probation office implementation of Standing order 1-11...
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