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A New Tool for Determining Factual Innocence: Massachusetts’ Post-Conviction...
by David M. Siegel and Gregory I. Massing Legal Analysis Angel Hernandez spent thirteen years in Massachusetts prisons for a rape he did not commit. He spent a decade of that time seeking DNA testing...
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Child Pornography: The New Crack Cocaine?
by Michael J. Pelgro Legal Analysis I. Introduction Possession of child pornography now makes up an increasing proportion of the crimes charged in federal district courts.[1] Hardly a week...
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Massachusetts Gaming Law: Looking to the Future
by Dimitri P. Racklin Legal Analysis On November 22, 2011, Governor Deval Patrick signed into law “An Act Establishing Expanded Gaming in the Commonwealth” (the “Act”), codified primarily at M.G.L. ch....
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View from the Bench
by Judge Mitchell Kaplan Voice of the Judiciary I was appointed an associate justice of the Superior Court just before my 59th birthday, after having practiced law for about thirty-one years. It still...
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What to do When Your Client Discovers Child Pornography on Workplace Computers
by Matthew L. Mitchell Practice Tips Scenario: An employer’s Information Technology department performs a routine software update on an employee’s office computer. During the course of the...
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Merger Litigation: Coming to a Deal Near You
By Matthew C. Baltay Legal Analysis Shareholder litigation challenging mergers has become so ubiquitous that one observer has remarked that “[i]t’s one of the three inevitables: death, taxes and deal...
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The Value of Diversity and Inclusion for Our Legal Community
by Lisa Goodheart President’s Page I recently attended a conference on diversity and inclusion and the future of Boston law firms in a global economy. The event, which was ably organized by Macey...
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