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Is Jail Time Lost Time?: The Inner Workings of Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Timeframes, Entitlements and Exposures
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Introduction Allow me to express my grateful appreciation and thanks to my colleague Robert S. Martin, Esq. without whom this article could not have been written, Erika G. Soong, Esq. for her comments, corrections and commas, my Secretary, Jacqueline Sheehan who listened, and my Partners Vincent M. Tentindo, Esq., Susan F. Kendall, Esq., and John…
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Massachusetts Needs to Stop Characterizing Women as Dependent on Men: An Evaluation of the Spousal Elective Share
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Introduction The spousal elective share is a means by which surviving spouses can take a statutorily-determined share in lieu of whatever disposition they receive through their decedent-spouse’s will or to avoid disinheritance altogether.The elective share was created in an effort to support spouses who were not provided for at the death of their partner and…
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FIRST CIRCUIT’S INCORRECT RULING IN ALASAAD V. MAYORKAS: HOW THE FOURTH AMENDMENT’S BORDER SEARCH EXCEPTION SHOULD APPLY TO ELECTRONIC DEVICES
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Introduction As it currently stands in the First Circuit, individuals traveling through the United States’ borders may have their electronic devices searched at any time. The Fourth Amendment protects all individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures, meaning probable cause and a warrant are generally required before conducting a search or seizure. However, numerous exceptions to…
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The Privilege of Persuasion: Reconciling Pandemic-Era CDC Publicity With Democratic Ideals
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Author’s Note I write this Note with solemn respect for the millions of people the COVID-19 pandemic has harmed and killed—and those who protected millions more. My objectives are to make a useful contribution to an avalanche of pandemic-related legal scholarship and satisfy my own nonpartisan curiosity and concern about the ineluctable conflict between public…
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The Puerto Rico Constitution at Seventy: A Failed Experiment in American Federalism?
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Introduction “The United States includes five Territories: American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U. S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico […] the Territory Clause permits Congress to ‘treat Puerto Rico differently from States so long as there is a rational basis for its actions.’” “The answer to appellant’s contention is that the constitution…
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Is This Thing On?: Massachusetts Wiretap Act Now Offers Little Protection
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Introduction The Massachusetts Wiretap Act originally created a more restrictive version of the Federal Wiretap Act with a greater focus on individual privacy. While the Federal Wiretap Act allows one party to a conversation to record the conversation without the knowledge or consent of the other party, its Massachusetts counterpart is distinguished by the…
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Volume 57-2
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Featuring Hon. James P Rooney; Hon. Richard E Welch III; Blythe Bull, Joana Jankilla; Kierra Burda Martin; Jane Osick; Marissa Palladini
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Volume 57-1
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Featuring Ido Kilovaty; Christine Abely; Andrew Tucker Bobbitt; Tyre Cameron; Alexandria Gleicher; Justin W. Stidham
