We Can Do It: Women in the Legal Field Make Huge Strides for Workforce Equality But More Still Needs to be Done

May 16, 2018 | SULR Forum

While firms, large and small, have started the initiative to diversify, it is never too early for law students to do the same. Over the past century the fight has been limited to gaining access to a field that was once exclusive to white males. Now that women have...

Commonwealth v. Carter: Controversial Decision Sends a Warning to Teenagers That They Can be Held Criminally Liable for Their Words

Mar 25, 2018 | SULR Forum

The old saying, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me,” may not be as true as it once was. In June 2017, a Massachusetts court found that a person’s words could be the direct cause of another person’s death, which can ultimately result in...

Shifting Public Opinion: Three Current Events that Prove Peoples’ Aversion to Lawyers Should Change

Feb 18, 2018 | SULR Forum

Continuing to put the focus on the positive actions of well meaning lawyers can hopefully help change the public opinion of the occupation.     Lets be honest, lawyers do not always have the best reputation in today’s society. The general public loves to hate lawyers,...

Jennings v. Rodriguez: A Year after Original Argument and the Question of Prolonged Mandatory Detention Still Poses a Legal Quandary for the Supreme Court

Feb 18, 2018 | SULR Forum

Recently, on the morning of October 3, 2017, Justice Ginsburg made an important point for mandatorily detained noncitizens: “there is something in between.”  Under Chapter 8 of the U.S. Code, the government must detain certain non-citizens throughout their removal...

Undue Delay: Does it Amount to Denial of an Accommodation Under the FHA?

Feb 15, 2018 | SULR Forum

Can a condo board’s delay in responding to a service animal request amount to an undue delay under the Fair Housing Act? While there is no express duty for property owners to respond promptly to service animal requests, this duty may be implied under the Fair...

The Duty to Defend: A Closer Look at Extrinsic Evidence in Insurance Claims

Dec 6, 2017 | SULR Forum

When both the insurer and the insured have valid arguments over claim disputes, how does a court decide in favor of one over the other? In Massachusetts, when an insured’s act falls within an exclusion in the policy, the insurance company may be entitled to...