Jun 3, 2006 | Notes, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 39
A person’s right to a trial by an impartial jury is deeply embedded within the fabric of the American justice system. An impartial jury safeguards Constitutional rights by deciding the fate of the parties in an unbiased manner. A jury trial, whether civil or...
Jun 3, 2006 | Lead Articles, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 39
First Circuit Review 2006 Imagine that you are an experienced labor and employment attorney in Boston, Massachusetts and the “Erin Brockovich” of employment law walks right through your door. For the past twenty years, she has worked for Mega–Corp as the Director of...
Jun 3, 2006 | Notes, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 39
On June 8, 2004, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced the development of a policy that would subject riders of the mass transit system to random searches of their bags, packages, and personal items. The MBTA implemented the novel policy...
Jun 3, 2006 | Lead Articles, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 39
First Circuit Review 2006 This survey of First Circuit opinions covers the period from October 1, 2004 to September 30, 2005. The survey describes and analyzes major published civil opinions. Specifically, the survey covers the First Circuit’s major opinions in...
Jun 3, 2006 | Notes, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 39
When Ronald and Carolyn Moulton let their daughter and several of her friends drink at their Danvers, Massachusetts home after their high school prom, they did not think that they were doing anything wrong. After all, they took away all of the teenagers’ keys before...
Jun 3, 2006 | Notes, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 39
This Note begins in Part II.A by discussing traditional liability of third parties when an individual commits suicide. Part II.B details the increasing problem of suicide on our nation’s college campuses and the need for a legal response. Turning to FERPA in Part...