The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in partnership with Suffolk University Law School, provides live Internet broadcasts of oral arguments before the court. The next sessions to be broadcast will take place Monday, Oct. 1, through Friday, Oct. 5, 2007.

The arguments can be viewed and heard online. A schedule and brief summary of the cases to be broadcast are available on the Web site.

The Law School will continue to broadcast the oral arguments before the court during the first full week of each month from September through May when the court is in session. The arguments will be archived for easy access through the Web site.

“Educating the public about the role of the courts is an important mission of the Massachusetts judicial branch,” said Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall. “Webcasting of the court’s oral arguments enables people anywhere in the world with access to the Internet to witness the broad range of legal issues that come before the court and to learn how appellate work is conducted in Massachusetts. It has been an enormously successful educational program because of its potential to reach so many people.”

On April 28, 2005, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and Suffolk University announced the establishment of a pilot program to provide attorneys, students, media, and the general public with live Internet broadcasts of oral arguments before the Supreme Judicial Court.

“Suffolk University Law School is honored to continue our partnership with the Supreme Judicial Court on this unique and purposeful program,” said Suffolk University Law School Dean Alfred C. Aman, Jr. “What intrigues me the most is that people of all ages and from all walks of life will have an opportunity to hear attorneys’ presentations and justices’ questions without setting foot in the courtroom. This allows everyone to experience an important part of the appellate process firsthand and in a timely manner.”