A Gap in Massachusetts Legislation:  Massachusetts’ Refusal to Criminalize the Nonconsensual Dissemination of Intimate Images

Jan 12, 2023 | 2022-2023

Samantha Ahearn PDF The nonconsensual dissemination of intimate images (NDII), commonly referred to as “revenge porn” or nonconsensual pornography, involves the distribution of nude or nearly nude images of a person without the consent of the person pictured.[1]  The...

The Case For Personal Recognizance

May 11, 2022 | 2021-2022, Blogs

The Case For Personal Recognizance “If a person is summoned into court and appears at the stated time and place, the chances are excellent that he will be released on his personal recognizance.”[1] – Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court,...

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: An Overview of Substantive Due Process and the Many Weaknesses in Mississippi’s Case for Overturning Roe and Casey

Apr 24, 2022 | 2021-2022, Blogs

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization:  An Overview of Substantive Due Process and the Many Weaknesses in Mississippi’s Case for Overturning Roe and Casey Kelsie Ferris PDF Since 1973, the United States Supreme Court has recognized a pregnant woman’s...

Guess Who’s Going to Jail Tonight:  Ye and Eminem Highlight Legal Issues with Spotify and the Music Modernization Act

Apr 18, 2022 | 2021-2022, Blogs

Guess Who’s Going to Jail Tonight:  Ye and Eminem Highlight Legal Issues with Spotify and the Music Modernization Act Joe Murphy PDF Eminem publisher Eight Mile Style LLC is waging war against Spotify in the Middle District of Tennessee for alleged copyright...

Doull v. Foster: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Abandons Substantial Contributing Factor Test in Standard Tort Cases

Mar 2, 2022 | 2021-2022, Blogs

Doull v. Foster: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Abandons Substantial Contributing Factor Test in Standard Tort Cases PDF Nora Saunders[i] A long-established requirement of a successful negligence claim in Massachusetts is a finding of sufficient causation...

Not One Penny: The Supreme Court of the United States Tackles NCAA Compensation of Division I Student-Athletes

May 27, 2021 | 2020-2021

The debate about paying National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I student-athletes is nothing new.  The argument in support of paying such student-athletes, however, has gained substantial momentum over the past decade or so.  As the NCAA agrees to...