MENTAL HEALTH LITIGATION APPELLATE CERTIFICATION TRAINING – OCTOBER 2- 4, 2019 June 17, 2023 Ben Vivante Mental Health, Uncategorized Comments Off on MENTAL HEALTH LITIGATION APPELLATE CERTIFICATION TRAINING – OCTOBER 2- 4, 2019 The CPCS Mental Health Litigation Division is now accepting applications for an Appellate Certification Training taking place this October. The […] Read more
MBA Recognizes CPCS Attorney With 2017 Access to Justice Defender Award June 17, 2023 Ben Vivante Criminal Defense, Uncategorized Comments Off on MBA Recognizes CPCS Attorney With 2017 Access to Justice Defender Award On May 4, 2017, Public Defender Division Staff Attorney Rebecca Jacobstein received the Massachusetts Bar Association’s 2017 Access to Justice […] Read more
Committee Meeting Agenda – June 21, 2023 June 14, 2023 kbatte@publiccounsel.net Committee Meetings Comments Off on Committee Meeting Agenda – June 21, 2023 The meeting will be REMOTE starting at 5:30 p.m. Registration is required – details below. Approval of minutes of the […] Read more
Private playground open to public not “school or park” for purposes of G. L. c. 94C, sec. 32J June 8, 2023 Abigail Salois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy No comments yet In a case charging the defendant with the sale of marijuana within 100 feet of a school or park, the […] Read more
SJC takes age into account and upholds judge’s dismissal of delinquency complaint. June 8, 2023 Abigail Salois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on SJC takes age into account and upholds judge’s dismissal of delinquency complaint. In Commonwealth v. Ilya I., SJC -11637 (February 13, 2015), the SJC reversed the Appeals Court and upheld a juvenile […] Read more
President Obama Proclaims October 2015 National Juvenile Justice Awareness Month June 8, 2023 Abigail Salois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on President Obama Proclaims October 2015 National Juvenile Justice Awareness Month President Obama proclaimed October 2015 to be National Youth Justice Awareness Month. He highlighted many of the issues central to […] Read more
Ziyad Hopkins, Ian S. Axford Fellow in Public Policy recently returns from NZ June 8, 2023 Abigail Salois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on Ziyad Hopkins, Ian S. Axford Fellow in Public Policy recently returns from NZ Ziyad Hopkins, a Youth Advocacy Division attorney and 2015 Ian S. Axford Fellow in Public Policy, recently returned from studying New […] Read more
Transitions in Youth Advocacy Division Appeals June 8, 2023 Abigail Salois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on Transitions in Youth Advocacy Division Appeals The phrases most likely to come out of Barbara Kaban’s mouth: “I can do that.” “I will do that.” And […] Read more
Sexually Exploited Children June 8, 2023 Abigail Salois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on Sexually Exploited Children Here is a law review article dealing with this subject: Tamar R. Birckhead, The Youngest Profession: Consent, Autonomy, and Prostituted […] Read more
Keeping Kids out of Detention June 8, 2023 Abigail Salois Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on Keeping Kids out of Detention The globe had a nice op-ed piece on Friday on the damage that pre-trial detention can do for children’s educational opportunities. Keeping Kids […] Read more