05/29/2013 - 12:30 PM to 01:30 PM
Speakers will lead a lively discussion on The Future of Drug and Medical Device Marketing in Light of United States v. Caronia, United States v. Par Pharmaceutical Cos. and United States v. Harkonen....
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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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04/29/2013 - 05:30 PM to 07:00 PM
This exciting and timely event, which takes place at the Boston Bar Association, 16 Beacon Street, in Boston, will focus on the effects of the new voting laws in the 2012 election, and what issues lay ahead for the future election cycles....
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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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10/24/2012 - 04:30 PM to 06:00 PM
In Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders, the Supreme Court held that persons arrested for even the most minor offenses are subject to strip searches by jails, prisons and detention centers, and that such searches do not violate the Fourth Amendment, even if there is no specific reason to suspect concealment of weapons, drugs or other contraband. What was the rationale for this decision? What are the implications of this ruling and how has it impacted the way that jails and prisons conduct searches? What are the current strip search policies in place and what are the underlying reasons for those policies? Critically, how are citizens’ civil rights affected by this decision, and is the result in Florence consistent with rights afforded state residents under the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights, and existing common law?...
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09/20/2012 - 04:00 PM to 07:30 AM
Please join the Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Section as they show The Loving Story documentary and engage in a discussion about this timely issue....
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