Suffolk Journal of Trial & Appellate Advocacy
- Civil procedure--Supreme Court's Vaden decision regarding federal question jurisdiction does not apply to diversity jurisdiction--Northport Health Services of Arkansas, LLC v. Rutherford, 605 F.3d 483 (8th Cir. 2010).
- A question of taste: touchstones for determining the certifiability of classwide claims for declaratory and injunctive relief under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
- Lights, camera, mistrial: conflicting federal court local rules and conflicting theories on the aggregate effect of cameras on courtroom proceedings.
- State secrets are a privilege, not a right: can foreign victims of extraordinary rendition and torture overcome the state secrets privilege using the alien tort statute?
- The gun-shy commonwealth: self-defense and concealed carry in post-Heller Massachusetts.
- Evidence of ambiguity: the effect of circuit splits on the interpretation of federal criminal law.
- Spoliation in a digital world: proposing a new standard of culpability in Massachusetts for an adverse inference instruction.
- MORE TARIFFS, MORE PROTECTIONISM.
- The limits of "extraordinary power": a survey of first-degree murder appeals under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 278, Section 33E.
- Say what? Confusion in the courts over what is the proper standard of review for hearsay rulings.
- EDITOR'S NOTE.
- Locked out: the hidden threat of claim preclusion for tenants in summary process.
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - TIGHTENING THE LOCKS TO THE SCHOOLHOUSE GATE - MAHANOY AREA SCH. DIST. V. B.L., 141 S. CT. 2038 (2021).
- Criminal law - Terry searches predicated on nothing more than reasonable suspicion that a suspect is armed and dangerous.
- Raise or lose: appellate discretion and principled decision-making.
- After Crawford: using the confrontation clause in Massachusetts courts.
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - CONCEALING IDENTITY TO RECORD IS NOT AN INTERCEPTION UNDER MASSACHUSETTS WIRETAP STATUTE - CURTATONE V. BARSTOOL SPORTS, INC., 169 N.E.3D 480 (MASS. 2021).
- ONE SHOULD NOT PAY FOR ALL: DRUG QUANTITY TRIGGERING MANDATORY MINIMUMS SHOULD BE INDIVIDUALIZED IN CONSPIRACY SENTENCING.
- CRIMINAL LAW - THIRD CIRCUIT HOLDS PROPOSED DRUG CONSUMPTION ROOM IS CRIMINAL VIOLATION OF THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT - UNITED STATES V. SAFEHOUSE, 985 F.3D 225 (3RD CIR. 2021).
- COMBATTING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT: AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION DURING THE #METOO ERA.
- MASSACHUSETTS NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT ACT: A ROSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR.
- Raise or lose: appellate discretion and principled decision-making.
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW--THIRD PARTY CROSS-EXAMINATION DURING CAMPUS MISCONDUCT HEARINGS SATISFIES DUE PROCESS REQUIREMENT UNDER FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT--HAIDAK V. UNIV. OF MASS. AMHERST, 933 F.3D 56 (1ST CIR. 2019).
- Leading by example: why the First Circuit should adopt a medical peer-review privilege.
- Constitutional law--permitting blanket strip-search policies for all arrestees entering general jail population--Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of Burlington County, 621 F.3d 296 (3d Cir. 2010).
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - LET THEM EAT CAKE - MASTERPIECE CAKESHOP, LTD. V. COLO. CIVIL RIGHTS COMM'N.
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - AMERICA'S DRONE WAR ABROAD - JABER V. UNITED STATES.
- Administrative Law - Say Goodbye To Agencies: The Shift From Agency To Citizen Enforcement Of The Clean Water Act - Naturaland Tr. v. Dakota Fin. L.L.C., 41 F.4th 342 (4th Cir. 2022).
- STATE OF SLAYER'S ESTATE.
- EMPLOYMENT LAW - INTERSECTING IDENTITIES & IDEOLOGIES, NONDISCRIMINATION, AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT MINISTERIAL EXCEPTION DEFENSE - DEWEESE-BOYD V. GORDON COLLEGE, 163 N.E.3D 1000 (MASS. 2021).
- AUDIBLE: CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND THEIR STUDENT-ATHLETES ARE DUE FOR A REROUTE.
- COMBATTING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT: AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION DURING THE #METOO ERA.
- Crumbling patchwork: Massachusetts's efforts to fill the gaps left by Crawford are now redundant.
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - SEVENTH CIRCUIT UPHOLDS BUFFER-ZONE ORDINANCES TO PROTECT WOMEN ENTERING HEALTHCARE FACILITIES FROM SIDEWALK COUNSELORS - PRICE V. CITY OF CHICAGO, 915 F.3D 1107 (7TH CIR. 2019).
- Good intentions are not enough: the argument against a higher standard of proof in capital cases.
- UNTIL DATA DOES US PART - THE CALL FOR A FEDERAL ANALOG TO THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT: A LITIGATION PERSPECTIVE.
- CAFA's impact on forum shopping and the manipulation of the civil justice system.
- Rethinking the additur question in federal courts.
- REEXAMINING THE ADMISSIBILITY OF THE DEFENDANT'S NON-INCULPATORY STATEMENTS AT TRIAL.
- Claim accrual under the Federal Tort Claims Act: when should claimants file suit against the Federal Bureau of Investigation for tort liability?
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW--NARROWLY READING LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY EXCEPTION TO PRIVACY ACT IN FAVOR OF PRIVACY RIGHTS--GARRIS V. FBI, 937 F.3D 1284 (9TH CIR. 2019).
- The testimonial nature of multidisciplinary team interviews in Massachusetts: applying Crawford to the child declarant.
- HOW DO LAWYER DISCIPLINARY AGENCIES ENFORCE RULES AGAINST LITIGATION MISCONDUCT? OR DO THEY? RESULTS OF A CASE STUDY AND A NATIONAL SURVEY OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL.
- Outpatient commitment: the role of counsel in preserving client autonomy.
- LAND OF THE FREE MARKET: U.S. COMPANIES CONTINUE TO ENJOY GREATER LEGAL PROTECTION THAN CONSUMERS.
- EMPLOYMENT LAW - CAT'S PAW VICARIOUS LIABILITY DOCTRINE IMPUTES DISCRIMINATORY INTENT OF NON-EMPLOYEE STUDENT TO EMPLOYER - MENAKER V. HOFSTRA UNIV., 935 F.3D 20 (2D CIR. 2019).
- Gestational carrier agreements: Massachusetts recognition of the parties' choice of laws.
- Judicial participation in plea negotiations: the elephant in chambers.
- MASSACHUSETTS NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT ACT: A ROSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR.
- Jury instructions, not problematic expert testimony, in child sexual assault cases.
- Tort damages--medical provider's charges and range of payments accepted for services rendered is admissible under section 79G--Law v. Griffith, 930 N.E.2d 126 (Mass. 2010).
- Construction defect litigation: courts' fragmented rationales regarding coverage for contractor's faulty workmanship.
- GIVE 'EM THE OL' RAZZLE DAZZLE: THE ETHICS OF TRIAL ADVOCACY AND THE CASE OF KYLE RITTENHOUSE.
- Defining patent eligibility by extrapolating the judicial outlook of software onto biotechnology patents.
- Determining self-employment income for child support purposes: the Massachusetts view compared with the national view.
- Securities fraud litigation--lost in causation: investors not entitled to presumption of loss causation in fraud-on-the-market cases--Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Broudo, 125 S. CT. 1627 (2005).
- Constitutional law - revising the application of Tinker and Fraser in the age of the Internet - J.S. ex rel. Snyder V. Blue Mountain School District, 650 F.3D 915 (3D Cir. 2011).
- Civil procedure--supplemental jurisdiction and the expansion of the independent basis for subject matter jurisdiction requirement--Global Naps, Inc. v. Verizon New England, Inc., 603 F.3d 71 (1st Cir. 2010).
- DIGITAL PRIVACY - IT AIN'T OVER TIL THE DEAD PERSON TWEETS - AJEMIAN V. YAHOO!, INC.
- Firearms identification: the need for a critical approach to, and possible guidelines for, the admissibility of 'ballistics' evidence.
- Vacatur of foreign judgments: options for collateral relief in courts of registration.
- Constitutional law - in-home interrogation in a police-dominated atmosphere ruled custodial requiring Miranda warnings - United States v. Craighead.
- HIT THE GROUND RUNNING: THE COMPLETE OPENING STATEMENT SUPPORTED BY EMPIRICAL RESEARCH AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
- The naked truth: an in-depth look into the question of hearsay admissibility at probation violation hearings in Massachusetts, the application of Rule 6, and what it all means for the future of the Massachusetts probation system.
- Work product protection, tax accrual documents, and United States v. Textron, Inc.: why the First Circuit got it right for the wrong reasons.
- TRUANCY, SECURE DETENTION, AND THE RIGHT TO LIBERTY.
- Criminal law - failed the breathalyzer? Just contest the location of the stop - Commonwealth v. Virgilio, 947 N.E.2d 1112 (Mass. App. Ct. 2011).
- Defining the limits of a physician's duty to disclose in Massachusetts.
- FINANCIAL REGULATION - REGULATING A NEW SECTOR: HOW SHOULD REGULATORY AGENCIES CLASSIFY AND REGULATE VIRTUAL CURRENCIES? COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMM'N ('CFTC') V. MCDONNELL ET AL.
- Administrative law and procedure - student loan discharges under Chapter 13 bankruptcy and ripeness for adjudication - Educational Credit Management Corp. v. Coleman (In re Coleman).
- The doctrine of harmless error in criminal cases in Massachusetts.
- Why the plain view doctrine should not apply to digital evidence.
- Civil rights--state prisoners may challenge constitutionality of parole procedures under 42 U.S.C. [section] 1983--Wilkinson v. Dotson, 125 S. CT. 1242 (2005).
- AMERICA'S EXTRAORDINARY AND COMPELLING PROBLEM: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SENTENCE MODIFICATION PROCESS IN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURTS AND THE NEED TO REMOVE THE BUREAU OF PRISON'S GATEKEEPER ROLE.
- Civil procedure--intra-military immunity doctrine applies to dual status technicians--Zuress v. Donley, 606 F.3d 1249 (9th Cir. 2010).
- Criminal law - new evidence in gateway claim of actual innocence requires evidence not previously available at trial - Kidd v. Norman, 651 F.3d 947 (8th Cir. 2011).
- The disadvantaged plaintiff: is it time to revisit the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act?
- Raise or lose: appellate discretion and principled decision-making.
- THE CASE FOR RACE: AN EXPLORATION OF WHETHER THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE CAN REQUIRE ATHLETES TO SIGN AWAY THEIR RIGHT TO PROTEST.
- STRAIGHT PAST GO AND COLLECT $200: A LOOK INTO THE CLAYTON ACT AND VERTICAL MERGERS WITHIN CORPORATE AMERICA.
- Litigating land use in Massachusetts: defining municipalities' legitimate use of rate of development restrictions.
- A free pass for corporate conspirators? Inconsistent distinctions between civil and criminal corporate conspiratorial liability.
- Developing wind power projects in Massachusetts: anticipating and avoiding litigation in the quest to harness the wind.
- CIVIL RIGHTS - SLAMMING SHUT THE COURTHOUSE DOORS: THE SUPREME COURT'S EXPANSIVE VIEW OF QUALIFIED IMMUNITY KILLS SECTION 1983 SUITS FOR EXCESSIVE FORCE AT SUMMARY JUDGMENT - KISELA V. HUGHES.
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - EIGHTY-SIX THE SIXTH AMENDMENT: THE SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO COUNSEL APPLIES TO PREINDICTMENT PLEA NEGOTIATIONS TOO - TURNER V. UNITED STATES.
- Say what? Confusion in the courts over what is the proper standard of review for hearsay rulings.
- : ADDRESSING THE DISCLOSURE OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS, MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE HISTORY IN THE ONLINE PUBLICATION OF COURT DOCUMENTS IN MASSACHUSETTS.
- SENTENCING STATUTES: THE DEVIATION FROM FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES AND VARIATION AMONG STATES' SENTENCING LAWS.
- Trial objections: the way of advocacy.
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW--AMERICA'S DRONE WAR ABROAD--JABER V. UNITED STATES, 861 F.3D 241 (D.C. CIR. 2017).
- CONTRACT LAW/PROPERTY LAW - JUST TEXT THE CONTRACT OVER - ST. JOHN'S HOLDINGS, LLC V. TWO ELECS., LLC, NO. 16 MISC 000090 RBF, 2016 WL 6191911 (MASS. LAND CT. OCT. 24, 2016).
- ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ... SOME? CHALLENGING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF MASSACHUSETTS CHARTER SCHOOL LEGISLATION AFTER DOE NO. 1 V. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.
- 'NOT TESTED ON ANIMALS': THE FUTURE OF COSMETIC ANIMAL TESTING IN THE U.S. AND BEYOND.
- Criminal law - use of equitable tolling to enforce violations of supervised release after original term has expired - United States v. Buchanan, 638 F.3d 448 (4th cir. 2011).
- Class action certification in private securities litigation: endangered species?
- Swept under the rug: the Brady disclosure obligation in a pre-plea context.
- THE DEATH OF ABORTION: IF ROE V. WADE IS OVERTURNED, CAN THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE BE UPHELD UNDER THE ARGUMENTS USED TO ESTABLISH AN INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE?
- Punishing and deterring the unknowing: mandatory treble damages under the Massachusetts Wage Act.
- EDUCATION LAW- IDEA ELIGIBILITY: HINDSIGHT IS 20/20- LISA M. EX REL. J.M. V. LEANDER INDEP. SCH. DIST., 924 F.3D 205 (5TH CIR. 2019).
- Family law - expanding trial courts' authority to create contracts during the equitable division of property in a divorce action.
- Dropping the K-bomb: a compendium of kangaroo tales from American judicial opinions.
- INTERNATIONAL LAW--EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS: ACTS OF TERRORISM OR ACTS OF ELABORATE COVER-UPS?--SULLIVAN V. REPUBLIC OF CUBA, 891 F.3D 6 (1ST CIR. 2018).
- Compelling disclosure of Facebook content under the Stored Communications Act.
- CIVIL RIGHTS LAW - EXCESSIVE FORCE FOUND WHEN TASING SECTION 12 PATIENT, POLICE OFFICER GRANTED QUALIFIED IMMUNITY - GRAY V. CUMMINGS, 917 F.3D 1 (1ST CIR. 2019).
- Criminal law - Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act extends filing time for fraud claims against Big Dig contractors - United States v. Prosperi.
- THE USE AND ABUSE OF DOGS IN THE WITNESS BOX.
- RIGHT TO A SPEEDY TRIAL FOR ALL, UNLESS YOU'RE INCARCERATED: HOW SIXTH AMENDMENT JURISPRUDENCE ALLOWS FOR PROLONGED ISOLATION - UNITED STATES V. BAILEY-SNYDER, 923 F.3D 289, 291 (3RD CIR. 2019).
- SECURITIES LAW - FIRST CIRCUIT ADOPTS IRREVOCABLE LIABILITY AS BOTH NECESSARY AND SUFFICIENT CONDITION FOR DOMESTIC SECURITIES TEST - SEC V. MORRONE, 997 F.3D 52 (1ST CIR. 2021).
- Arbitration--United States Supreme Court sounds the death knell for class arbitration--Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds Int'l Corp., 130 S. CT. 1758 (2010).
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW--MISS ANTI-UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: HOW COURTS EXPANDED JUDICIAL AUTHORITY BY FOREGOING CONSTITUTIONAL AVOIDANCE--GREEN V. MISS USA, LLC, 52 F.4TH 773 (9TH CIR. 2022).
- Editor's note.
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - DEVICE SEARCHES ABSENT REASONABLE SUSPICION ALLOW SECURITY INTERESTS TO OUTWEIGH PRIVACY CONCERNS AND AMPLIFY BIAS AT THE U.S. BORDER - ALASAAD V. MAYORKAS, 988 F.3D 8 (1ST CIR. 2021).
- Criminal law - inconclusive DNA test results admitted as relevant evidence despite absence of random match probability analysis - Commonwealth v. Mattei.
- Exploring challenges with the discovery of text messages in federal cases through the lens of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Stored Communications Act, 18 U.S.C. ss. 2701-11.
- Seeing the light: ignoring collateral economic benefits to the public when enforcing servitudes.
- FEDERAL LEGISLATION NEEDED TO SETTLE STUDENT-ATHLETE NAME, IMAGE, LIKENESS ISSUE.
- TRADEMARK LAW--LOOKING OUT FOR THE BIG GUYS: OUTDATED PRECEDENT REVEALS THE NEED FOR NEW LEGAL TEST IN FORTNITE LIKENESS CASE--PELLEGRINO V. EPIC GAMES, INC., 451 F. SUPP. 3D 373 (E.D. PA. 2020).
- Singled out: application and defense of antitrust law and single entity status to non-team sports.
- EDITOR'S NOTE.
- EDITOR'S NOTE.
- How Chapter 93A consumers lost their day in court: one legislative option to level the playing field.
- Editor's note.
- Waiting for John Doe: the practical and constitutional implications of DNA indictments.
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - SEXUAL ORIENTATION RECOGNIZED AS PROTECTED CLASS FOR BATSON CHALLENGES - COMMONWEALTH V. CARTER, 172 N.E.3D 367 (MASS. 2021).
- Play through the whistle: the scope of anti-retaliation protection for employee complaints pursuant to ERISA Section 510.
- INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: SUPREME COURT HOLDS DISTRICT COURTS MAY NOT ORDER DISCOVERY FOR USE IN PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.
- WELL, AT LEAST THEY TRIED: DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE AS PRISON OFFICIALS' LIABILITY SCAPEGOAT FOR OBJECTIVELY INHUMANE PRISON CONDITIONS DURING COVID-19.
- Constitutional law--the "knock and announce" rule becomes obsolete--Hudson v. Michigan, 126 S. Ct. 2159 (2006).
- THE FINE LINE BETWEEN IDENTIFIERS CAPABLE OF IDENTIFYING AND 'IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION'.
- Prosecuting sham marriage under 18 U.S.C. [section] 1546: is validity of marriage material?
- MORE TARIFFS, MORE PROTECTION(ISM).
- EDITOR'S NOTE.
- Hearing thy neighbor: the doctrine of attenuation and illegal eavesdropping by private citizens.
- Criminal law - duress: no defense to murder?
- Constitutional law - in protecting one's right to speak, the First Amendment also protects one's right to lie - 281 Care Committee v. Arneson, 638 F.3d 621 (8th cir. 2011).
- Papadopoulos v. Target: finally melting away the century-old natural accumulation standard in Massachusetts.
- Squandering the last word: the misuse of reply affidavits in summary judgment proceedings.
- THE USE AND ABUSE OF DOGS IN THE WITNESS BOX.
- CRIMINAL LAW - PROSECUTORIAL MISTAKE RESULTS IN SEXUAL ASSAULT RETRIAL - COMMONWEALTH V. ANGEL LUIS ALVAREZ.
- State of confusion: the HIPAA privacy rule and state physician-patient privilege laws in federal question cases.
- Closing the loophole in Massachusetts protection order legislation to provide greater security for victims of sexual assault: has Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 258E closed it enough?
- "NOT TESTED ON ANIMALS": THE FUTURE OF COSMETIC ANIMAL TESTING IN THE U.S. AND BEYOND.
- CIVIL RIGHTS - MEDICAL MARIJUANA RECOGNIZED AS FACIALLY REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION UNDER HANDICAP DISCRIMINATION CLAIM IN MASSACHUSETTS - BARBUTO V. ADVANTAGE SALES AND MKTG., LLC.
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW--EIGHTY-SIX THE SIXTH AMENDMENT: THE SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO COUNSEL APPLIES TO PREINDICTMENT PLEA NEGOTIATIONS TOO-TURNER V. UNITED STATES, 885 F.3D 949 (6TH CIR. 2018) (EN BANC).
- Constitutional law - Seventh Circuit denies sovereign immunity defense to counterclaims from appealing state agency - Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Phoenix International Software, Inc., 653 F.3D 448 (7th Cir. 2011).
- CRIMINAL LAW--EXTORTION OR PUBLIC POLICY, WHERE DO WE DRAW THE LINE?: FIRST CIRCUIT FINDS HOBBS ACT EXTORTION MAY APPLY TO THE ACTIONS OF TWO BOSTON CITY HALL OFFICIALS--UNITED STATES V. BRISSETTE, 919 F.3D 670 (1ST CIR. 2019).
- Evidence - present sense and common sense: stretching the 803(1) hearsay exception to its limits.
- Beyond the "embryonic stage": Younger v. Harris and "proceedings of substance on the merits" in the context of preliminary injunctive relief.
- The uncertain status of the legal certainty test: the need for consistency among federal courts when determining the amount-in-controversy.
- Administrative law - United States entitled to sovereign immunity under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's civil-liability provision, section 1810.
- IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH ... AND EVEN ON THE STAND: ANALYZING CIRCUIT SPLIT REGARDING THE ADOPTION OR REJECTION OF THE JOINT PARTICIPATION EXCEPTION AND ITS FUTURE IN LITIGATION.
- EDITOR'S NOTE.
- THE DEMISE OF THE LAW-DEVELOPING FUNCTION: A CASE STUDY OF THE WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT.
- James Otis, Paul Revere, a routine traffic stop and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court: when it comes to drug-detection, it's not who let the dogs out, it's who wouldn't?
- ONE SHOULD NOT PAY FOR ALL--DRUG QUANTITY TRIGGERING MANDATORY MINIMUMS SHOULD BE INDIVIDUALIZED IN CONSPIRACY SENTENCING.
- Antitrust law - Seventh Circuit sees through facade, exposes NCAA scholarship limits to Sherman antitrust scrutiny.
- INTERNET REGULATION - SECOND CIRCUIT FOLLOWS MAJORITY OF COURTS IN BROAD APPLICATION OF COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT IMMUNITY - FORCE V. FACEBOOK, INC., 934 F.3D 53 (2D CIR. 2019).
- Executing the insane: a look at death penalty schemes in Arkansas, Georgia and Texas.
- HOUSING LAW - NOT OVER THIS THRESHOLD: THE CRISIS OF CONTINUED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST QUEER AMERICANS - SMITH V. AVANTI, 249 F. SUPP. 3D 1194 (D. COLO. 2017).
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - DANGERS OF THE SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS STATE-CREATED DANGER EXCEPTION - IRISH V. FOWLER, 979 F.3D 65 (1ST CIR. 2020).
- Navigating e-discovery in the Massachusetts state trial courts.
- TURNING TEXTERS INTO A CIVIL LIABILITY: TEXTING AND DRIVING BANS AND NEW WAYS OF EXPANDING LIABILITY ON THE ROAD.
- INTERNATIONAL LAW - EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS: ACTS OF TERRORISM OR ACTS OF ELABORATE COVER-UPS? SULLIVAN V. REPUBLIC OF CUBA.
- Thinking outside of the box: why prisons are only part of the solution.
- ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY: THE SUPREME COURT'S MISGUIDED DOUBLING DOWN ON THE DUAL SOVEREIGNS EXCEPTION TO THE FIFTH AMENDMENT'S DOUBLE JEOPARDY CLAUSE.
- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW--FOURTH AMENDMENT COMMUNITY CARETAKING EXCEPTION ANALYSIS AGAINST THE COMMUNITY--CANIGLIA V. STROM, 953 F.3D 112 (1ST CIR. 2020).
- Expert handwriting testimony: is the writing really on the wall?