| Docket # | SJC-10702 |
| Date | November 1, 2010 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Practice, Civil, Public trial, Commitment of mentally ill person. Constitutional law, Public trial. Privacy. |
| Appealed From | SJC for Suffolk County, Justice Judith A. Cowin |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Kirk: Robert H. Weber |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Cruz: Mary E. Lee |
| Amici Curiae | The Patriot Ledger ; Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee; Massachusetts Department of Mental Health; Committee for Public Counsel Services; Center for Public Representation; Disability Law Center |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
