Another Huge Loss in the Indigent Defense Community July 5, 2016 asalois Chief Counsel's Office, Uncategorized Comments Off on Another Huge Loss in the Indigent Defense Community Bob Spangenberg – taken in 2011 when he joined the faculty at Boston University Law School Sad news as another […] Read more
Recognition Well-Deserved – Atty. Anne Goldbach Receives the 2016 MACDL Clarence Gideon Award June 23, 2016 asalois Criminal Defense, Uncategorized Comments Off on Recognition Well-Deserved – Atty. Anne Goldbach Receives the 2016 MACDL Clarence Gideon Award On June 14, 2016, the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL) presented our colleague, Atty. Anne C. Goldbach, with […] Read more
Massachusetts Has Lost An Indigent Defense Giant June 8, 2023 asalois Chief Counsel's Office, Uncategorized Comments Off on Massachusetts Has Lost An Indigent Defense Giant Gerry Schaefer surrounded by old colleagues at the CPCS 25th Anniversary Party in 2009. Attorney Gerry Schaefer, former head of […] Read more
High School Suspensions Cost The Country $35 Billion Annually, Report Estimates June 8, 2023 asalois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on High School Suspensions Cost The Country $35 Billion Annually, Report Estimates When students get suspended from school for a few days, they may not be the only ones who miss out. […] Read more
Police routinely read juveniles their Miranda rights, but do kids really understand them? June 8, 2023 asalois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on Police routinely read juveniles their Miranda rights, but do kids really understand them? Not surprisingly the answer is no. Here is the ABA article. Here is a link to the Grisso study published […] Read more
Honoring the Best in Indigent Defense June 8, 2023 asalois Chief Counsel's Office, Uncategorized Comments Off on Honoring the Best in Indigent Defense On May 24, 2016, at the John Adams Courthouse, CPCS honored exemplary attorneys – both public and private – social […] Read more
Massachusetts Touted as a National Leader in Juvenile Defense Standards June 8, 2023 asalois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on Massachusetts Touted as a National Leader in Juvenile Defense Standards When Stateline reporter Rebecca Beitisch interviewed lawyers around the country about juvenile defense standards juvenile justice advocates and defenders pointed […] Read more
Trial Courts Issue Sentencing Best Practices Reports June 8, 2023 asalois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on Trial Courts Issue Sentencing Best Practices Reports Trial Court Establishes Best Practice Principles in Criminal Sentencing* BOSTON, MA — The Massachusetts Trial Court today announced that […] Read more
Watch “Poverty, Violence, and the Developing Mind” June 8, 2023 asalois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on Watch “Poverty, Violence, and the Developing Mind” From the Center for Law, Brain and Behavior @ MGH: An increasing number of children are at risk for exposure […] Read more
Supporting an Open Data Standards Approach for MassCourt Data* June 8, 2023 Ben Vivante Chief Counsel's Office, Information Technology, Uncategorized Comments Off on Supporting an Open Data Standards Approach for MassCourt Data* The following is an open reply to the Massachusetts Trial Court’s call for comments regarding its Proposed Uniform Rules on […] Read more