| Docket # | SJC-09434 |
| Date | November 7, 2005 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | Public records. Practice, Civil, Motion to dismiss. Statute, Construction. State police. Administrative law, Agency, Regulations. Police, Special police officer. Words, "Public". |
| Appealed From | Middlesex Superior Court, Justice N. Staffier |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Harvard Crimson, Inc.: Frances S. Cohen, Amber R. Anderson, Sarah R. Wunsch |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | President & Fellows of Harvard College: Jeffrey Swope, Kara A. Krolikowski |
| Amici Curiae | Student Press Law Center, The Heights, Brown Daily Herald, National Police Accountability Project of the National Lawyers Guild, New England Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists, Associated College Press, James K. Herms, Security on Campus |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |