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Oral Arguments Before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Suffolk University Law School, in cooperation with the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, maintains this site in order to make oral arguments before the Supreme Judicial Court accessible to the general public and the legal community. Webcasts of Supreme Judicial Court oral arguments at the John Adams Courthouse are available live while the cases are being argued and may also be viewed at a later time through the Suffolk Law School's archives. Please see below for more information.

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Webcasts
If you are interested in watching an argument on the web, please note the date of the case scheduled for argument listed below and select "View webcast" on that date. The order of arguments, as listed below, may change if circumstances dictate. You may also view a summary of each case prior to viewing the webcast by selecting "Case Summaries."

Archives
Webcasts will also be archived so that after each argument, web site visitors will be able to view all arguments which have already occurred. The arguments can be searched by date, case title or by docket number, and will be accessible within four days of the court proceedings. To view arguments which have been previously archived, please visit the SJC Oral Argument Webcasts Archives page, or simply point your mouse on the "View Archives" button located at the right.

System Requirements
This webcast is best viewed on PCs with: Windows 2000 or newer operating system; Windows Media Player 9 or newer; 600+ MHz processor; 128+ MB RAM; 8+ MB Video Memory; and IE v5.5 or later or Apple Macintosh computers with: Windows Media Player 9; OS X 10.1.5 or later (10.2.x recommended); 450+ mhz G3 processor; 128+ MB RAM: 10 MB free HD space; 256 colors (millions recommended); IE 5.5+ or Netscape 7.1+.

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You will need to have the Windows Media Player installed on your computer to view the video content on this web site.

Summaries	Cases/Dockets (select docket number for info)
		02/08/2010
Case Summaries	SJC-10458	Hobden v. Breitenbach
(Link opens new window)	SJC-10516	Commonwealth v. Grannum
	SJC-10528	Provencal v. Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority
	SJC-10529	Papadopoulos v. Target Corporation
	SJC-10413	Commonwealth v. Maldonado
	SJC-10370	White v. Suffolk Superior Court
	SJC-10562	Commonwealth v. Hubbard
		02/09/2010
Case Summaries	SJC-10517	Impounded Case
(Link opens new window)	SJC-10526	Commonwealth v. Montoya
	SJC-10530	Commonwealth v. McCoy
	SJC-10550	Hermanson v. Szafarowicz
	SJC-10561	Commonwealth v. Reddy
	SJC-10548	Ansin v. Craven-Ansin (Reserve Case)
		02/11/2010
Case Summaries	SJC-10460	DeMoranville v. Commonwealth
(Link opens new window)	SJC-10488	Impounded Case
	SJC-10578	Town of Barnstable v. Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board
	SJC-10596	Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, Inc. v. Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board
	SJC-10532	Godfrey v. Boston Globe Newspaper Company, Inc.
	SJC-10559	Arno v. Commonwealth (Reserve Case)
		02/12/2010
Case Summaries	SJC-10308	Commonwealth v. Williams
(Link opens new window)	SJC-10341	Commonwealth v. Miller
	SJC-10380	Commonwealth v. Barbosa
	SJC-10397	Commonwealth v. Berry
	SJC-10343	Smith v. Justices of the Hampden Division of the Probate and Family Court Department (Reserve Case)

Oral arguments generally take one half hour per case (15 minutes per side), except in first degree murder cases, which generally take 40 minutes (20 minutes per side). Court begins promptly at 9:00am. The Justices may take a brief recess mid-morning, lasting approximately 10 minutes. �View Webcast

This webcast is made available to the general public for informational purposes only and does not constitute an official record of court proceedings.