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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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Summaries Cases/Dockets (select docket number for info)
    11/02/2009
SummariesCase Summaries SJC-10524 Commonwealth v. Kereakoglow
(Link opens new window) SJC-10406 District Attorney for the Northern District v. Wayland School Committee
  SJC-10485 Fustolo v. Hollander
 

SJC-10508

Souza v. Soares
 

SJC-10437

Commonwealth v. Simon
 

SJC-10372

Mellen v. Reilly  
    11/03/2009
SummariesCase Summaries

SJC-10429

Commonwealth v. Fluellen
(Link opens new window) SJC-10442 Impounded Case
 

SJC-10430

Fairhaven Water Department v. Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection  
  SJC-09582 Commonwealth v. Stote
  SJC-10482 Moot v. Department of Environmental Protection
  SJC-10431 Town of Canton v. Paiewonsky  
  SJC-10389 Spencer v. Suffolk Superior Court  
  SJC-10122 Rasheed v. Department of Correction  
  SJC-10452 Commonwealth v. Hernandez
  (Reserve Case)
    11/05/2009
SummariesCase Summaries

SJC-10461

Commonwealth v. Loadholt
(Link opens new window) SJC-10480 Commonwealth v. Runyan
  SJC-10558 Commonwealth v. Depina
  SJC-10421 Commonwealth v. Narcisse
  SJC-10420 Commonwealth v. Martin  
  SJC-10378 In re Collins  
  SJC-10453 Massachusetts State Police Department v. Massachusetts Organization of State Engineers and Scientists
  (Reserve Case)
    11/06/2009
SummariesCase Summaries

SJC-09799

Commonwealth v. Semedo
(Link opens new window) SJC-09831 Commonwealth v. Mercado
  SJC-09953 Commonwealth v. Sunahara
  SJC-10070 Commonwealth v. Sliech-Brodeur
  SJC-10454 Commonwealth v. Zubiel
  (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.

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