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Oral Arguments Before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Suffolk University Law School, in cooperation with the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, maintains this site in order to make oral arguments before the Supreme Judicial Court accessible to the general public and the legal community. Webcasts of Supreme Judicial Court oral arguments at the John Adams Courthouse are available live while the cases are being argued and may also be viewed at a later time through the Suffolk Law School's archives. Please see below for more information.

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Webcasts
If you are interested in watching an argument on the web, please note the date of the case scheduled for argument listed below and select "View webcast" on that date. The order of arguments, as listed below, may change if circumstances dictate. You may also view a summary of each case prior to viewing the webcast by selecting "Case Summaries."

Archives
Webcasts will also be archived so that after each argument, web site visitors will be able to view all arguments which have already occurred. The arguments can be searched by date, case title or by docket number, and will be accessible within four days of the court proceedings. To view arguments which have been previously archived, please visit the SJC Oral Argument Webcasts Archives page, or simply point your mouse on the "View Archives" button located at the right.

System Requirements
This webcast is best viewed on PCs with: Windows 2000 or newer operating system; Windows Media Player 9 or newer; 600+ MHz processor; 128+ MB RAM; 8+ MB Video Memory; and IE v5.5 or later or Apple Macintosh computers with: Windows Media Player 9; OS X 10.1.5 or later (10.2.x recommended); 450+ mhz G3 processor; 128+ MB RAM: 10 MB free HD space; 256 colors (millions recommended); IE 5.5+ or Netscape 7.1+.

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Summaries	Cases/Dockets (select docket number for info)
		05/06/2013
Case Summaries	SJC-11287	Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board
	SJC-11289	Brigade Leveraged Capital Structures Fund Ltd. v. Pimco Income Strategy Fund
	SJC-11294	Alea v. SLB Toys USA, Inc.
	SJC-11400	Commonwealth v. Sylvain
	SJC-11404	Commonwealth v. Hanright
	SJC-11302	Commonwealth v. Pariseau (Reserve Case)
		05/07/2013
Case Summaries	SJC-11284	N.E. Physical Therapy Plus, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
(Link opens new window)	SJC-11290	Impounded Case
	SJC-11304	Commonwealth v. Horne
	SJC-11369	Commonwealth v. Galvin
	SJC-11370	Commonwealth v. Felt
	SJC-11326	Commonwealth v. Melendez
	SJC-11315	Commonwealth v. Canty (Reserve Case)
		05/09/2013
Case Summaries	SJC-11298	Commonwealth v. Ortiz
(Link opens new window)	SJC-11300	Commonwealth v. Ramsey
	SJC-11334	Franklin Office Park Realty Corporation v. Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
	SJC-11408	Commonwealth v. Charles
	SJC-11409	Commonwealth v. Milette
	SJC-11410	Commonwealth v. Suffolk Superior Court Department
	SJC-11318	Lighthouse Masonry, Inc. v. Division of Administrative Law Appeals (Reserve Case)
		05/10/2013
Case Summaries	SJC-08921	Commonwealth v. Chatman
(Link opens new window)	SJC-11049	Commonwealth v. Tassinari

Oral arguments generally take one half hour per case (15 minutes per side), except in first degree murder cases, which generally take 40 minutes (20 minutes per side). Court begins promptly at 9:00am. The Justices may take a brief recess mid-morning, lasting approximately 10 minutes. �View Webcast

This webcast is made available to the general public for informational purposes only and does not constitute an official record of court proceedings.