| Docket # | SJC-10822 |
| Date | May 3, 2011 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, C.J., Spina, Gants, Duffly, Lenk, JJ.
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| Summary | Massachusetts Civil Rights Act. Constitutional law, Freedom of speech and press. Civil rights, Availability of remedy. Emotional distress. Negligence, Standard of care. Veterinarian. Practice, Civil, Civil rights, Summary judgment. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Elizabeth B. Donovan |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Roman: John J. Finn, Michael A. Finn |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Trustees of Tufts College: Scott P. Lewis, Dickens Mathieu |
| Amici Curiae | American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts; Babson College; Bentley University; Boston College; Boston University; Brandeis University; Emerson College; Regis College; Simmons College; Stonehill College; Suffolk University; Williams College |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
