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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)
    9/2/2008
SummariesCase Summaries SJC-10149 Commerce Insurance Co., Inc. v. Ultimate Livery Service, Inc.
(Link opens new window) SJC-10086 Impounded Case
  SJC-10184 Commonwealth v. Healy
 

SJC-10135

Seideman v. City of Newton
 

SJC-10069

Desy v. Board of Bar Examiners
 

SJC-10112

Pavian, Inc. v. Hickey
 

SJC-10092

In the Matter of Namenson
   (Reserve Case)
    09/03/2008
SummariesCase Summaries

SJC-10155

Brown v. F.L. Roberts & Co., Inc.
(Link opens new window) SJC-10193 Saab v. Massachusetts CVS Pharmacy LLC
  SJC-10157 Mitchell v. Board of Bar Examiners
 

SJC-10117

Commonwealth v. Santiago  
  SJC-10162 LeMaitre v. Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
  SJC-10096 Bar Counsel v. Johnson
  SJC-10170 Breakiron v. Gudonis
  SJC-10153 Finn v. National Union Fire Insurance
  (Reserve Case)
    09/04/2008
SummariesCase Summaries

SJC-09952

Commonwealth v. Love
(Link opens new window) SJC-10181 Mullally v. Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc.
  SJC-10182 Maher v. Quincy Retirement Board
  SJC-10183 Bisazza v. Department of Correction
  SJC-10137 Bedell v. Bedell  
  SJC-10195 Sellers' Case  (Reserve Case)
    09/05/2008
SummariesCase Summaries

SJC-08965

Commonwealth v. Almeida
(Link opens new window) SJC-09557 Commonwealth v. Huynh
  SJC-09996 Commonwealth v. Boyarsky
  SJC-09880 Commonwealth v. Haith
 
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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