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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.

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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)
		05/07/2012
Case Summaries	SJC-10926	Commonwealth v. Mendes
	SJC-10983	Commonwealth v. Mountry
	SJC-11013	Lopez v. Massachusetts Division of Human Resources
	SJC-11122	Anderson v. BNY Mellon, N.A.
	SJC-11139	Boston Medical Center Corporation v. Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services
	SJC-11081	Commonwealth v. Gullick
	SJC-11040	Birks v. Green
	SJC-11129	Williams v. Corsini (Reserve Case)
	SJC-11106	Commonwealth v. Lavoie (Reserve Case)
		05/08/2012
Case Summaries	SJC-11158	Flynn v. Coakley
(Link opens new window)	SJC-10841	Temple Emanuel v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
	SJC-11010	Hunter v. Rose
	SJC-11031	Board of Assessors of Bridgewater v. Bridgewater State College Foundation
	SJC-11057	LaChance v. Commissioner of Correction
	SJC-11156	Commonwealth v. Walczak
	SJC-11056	Commonwealth v. Berry (Reserve Case)
		05/10/2012
Case Summaries	SJC-11016	Commonwealth v. Bright
(Link opens new window)	SJC-11045	Impounded Case
	SJC-11050	Commonwealth v. Carey
	SJC-11061	Marabello v. Town of Concord Natural Resources Commission
	SJC-11124	Commonwealth v. P.M.
	SJC-11105	Gorbatova v. Semuels
	SJC-10682	Commonwealth v. Delacruz
	SJC-11058	Commonwealth v. Marinho (Reserve Case)
		06/05/2012 -- Special Session (2:00 PM)
Summary		Reporter of Decisions C. Clifford Allen
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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.