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The Buffer Zone: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going

by Jonathan B. Miller Case Focus This past June, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Massachusetts’ buffer zone law in the case of McCullen v. Coakley, 134 S. Ct. 2518 (2014).  The law at issue created...

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Risky Policies: How Effective Are Restrictions on Sex Offenders in Reducing...

by Eric Tennen Legal Analysis Sex offenders are one of the most reviled groups of felons.  In the past few decades, there has been a dramatic increase in laws and regulations governing virtually every...

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Parole: Evidence of Rehabilitation and Means to Rehabilitate

by Crystal L. Lyons Practice Tips In Diatchenko v. District Attorney for the Suffolk District & Others, 466 Mass. 655 (2013), the Supreme Judicial Court invalidated the statutory provisions...

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A Modest Response to a Simple Proposal

by Dean Camille A. Nelson Counterpoint In his essay, Rethinking Law School Admissions Through Accreditation: A Simple Proposal, Attorney Yurko presents some interesting ideas.  The upshot is a...

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Rethinking Law School Admissions Through Accreditation: A Simple Proposal

by Richard J. Yurko Point There is a glut of new law school graduates.  One former law school dean has estimated that there is a need for approximately 25,000 new lawyers each year.  Tamanaha, Failing...

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An Interview with the Honorable Rya W. Zobel

conducted by Judge Gabrielle R. Wolohojian Voice of the Judiciary I sat down with Judge Rya Zobel on a sunny afternoon in August to talk to her about her first 35 years on the bench.  The impetus for...

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My Phone Is My Castle: Supreme Court Decides that Cell Phones Seized Incident...

by Michael D. Ricciuti and Kathleen D. Parker Case Focus On June 25, 2014, a unanimous United States Supreme Court decided Riley v. California, 134 S. Ct. 2473, and held that police may not conduct a...

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A Fond Farewell from Chief Justice Ireland

by Roderick L. Ireland Voice of the Judiciary When I retired at the end of July of 2014, my judicial service had spanned three court departments and thirty-seven years – thirteen years at the Boston...

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