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Date & Time: Monday, June 13, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET
Webinar Fee: $50
This program is online only
This program is cosponsored by the Flaschner Judicial Institute.
CPCS approved 2.0 credits for the Adult Criminal Trial, Adult Criminal Trial Appeals, YAD, YAD Appeals, CAFL, SDP/SORB and MHLD.
“For our federalist system to function as it was designed, or our American constitutional rights to be fully protected, for those rights to continue to thrive and survive the tests of changing times, state courts must step up and out of the shadow of the U.S. Supreme Court when interpreting their own constitutions. They must declare and define their independence. ”
--- SJC Justice Scott Kafker, State Constitutional Law Declares Its Independence: Double Protecting Rights During a Time of Federal Constitutional Upheaval, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly (forthcoming) |
Adapted for the trial and appellate bar, this “how to” program was first presented to members of the Massachusetts judiciary by the Flaschner Judicial Institute.
There is state as well as federal constitutional protection for most fundamental rights in this country, including those safeguarding the rights of criminal defendants, property owners, the free-exercise and anti-establishment of religion, anti-discrimination, voting rights, reproductive rights, gun rights, and separation of powers. State constitutional protection can be greater than federal constitutional protection. In a time of federal constitutional upheaval, state constitutions become especially important.
This program will explore why, when and how to ground arguments exclusively on the Massachusetts Constitution.
AGENDA AND FACULTY
Welcome and Introduction
Hon. Peter W. Agnes, Jr. (ret.) CEO, Flaschner Judicial Institute
Historical Note, Massachusetts Constitution of 1780
Robert Brink, Executive Director, Social Law Library
The New Supreme Court Majority and the Increasing Importance
of State Constitutional Law
Hon. Scott L. Kafker, Associate Justice, Supreme Judicial Court
Comments and Observations
Hon. Mark S. Coven, District Court, author of “The Common Law as a Guide to State Constitutional Interpretation,” Suffolk Law Review
Ground Rules for Litigating State Constitutional Law Questions
Hon. Peter W. Agnes, Jr. (ret.) CEO, Flaschner Judicial Institute
Insights from Seasoned State Constitutional Law Litigators
Elizabeth “Bessie” Dewar, Massachusetts State Solicitor, Office of the A.G.
Rebecca Kiley, Chief Appellate Attorney, Public Defender Division, CPCS
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