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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)
		02/06/2012
Case Summaries	SJC-10907	Turner v. City of Boston
	SJC-10952	Commonwealth v. Dotson
	SJC-11032	Smith v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
	SJC-11055	Impounded Case
	SJC-11123	Souza v. Registrar of Motor Vehicles
	SJC-10994	Commonwealth v. Nanny (Reserve Case)
		02/07/2012
Case Summaries	SJC-10897	Commonwealth v. Phim
(Link opens new window)	SJC-10985	Cater v. Bednarek
	SJC-11064	Impounded Case
	SJC-10972	Boston Police Department v. Kavaleski
	SJC-10950	Commonwealth v. Roderiques
	SJC-10891	Commonwealth v. Muller
	SJC-11003	Commonwealth v. Bresnahan
		02/09/2012
Case Summaries	SJC-10939	Vizcaino v. Commonwealth
(Link opens new window)	SJC-10968	Commonwealth v. McDonald
	SJC-10969	Commonwealth v. Portillo
	SJC-10982	Commonwealth v. Morales
	SJC-11109	Libertarian Association of Massachusetts v. Galvin
	SJC-10921	Melone v. Department of Public Utilities
	SJC-11002	Commonwealth v. Tapia (Reserve Case)
		02/10/2012
Case Summaries	SJC-10989	Commonwealth v. Bolling
(Link opens new window)	SJC-10930	Commonwealth v. Barbosa

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.