18 episodes

Suffolk Law faculty are analyzing the news from a legal perspective each week on New England Cable News. Through NECN’s "Sidebar" segment, the Suffolk Law professors examine significant local, national and international stories.

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Suffolk Law faculty are analyzing the news from a legal perspective each week on New England Cable News. Through NECN’s "Sidebar" segment, the Suffolk Law professors examine significant local, national and international stories.

    • video
    Medical and Ethical Dilemmas in Egg Harvesting

    Medical and Ethical Dilemmas in Egg Harvesting

    Doctors around the country often face medical and ethical dilemmas. Joining NECN to explore a case in Boston in which a family wanted to harvest the eggs of a brain dead woman is Professor Charles Kindregan of Suffolk University. Kindregan is an expert in family law.

    • 3 min
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    Elena Kagan Confirmation Hearings

    Elena Kagan Confirmation Hearings

    Despite criticisms Elena Kagan lacks judicial experience or political service, White House officials do not believe those concerns will hurt her chances to sit on our nation's high court. Professor Landers discusses the confirmation hearings with NECN.

    • 3 min
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    President Obama’s nomination of Elena Kagan

    President Obama’s nomination of Elena Kagan

    Suffolk University Law School Professor Robert H. Smith joins NECN to discuss President Obama’s nomination of Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court and the confirmation process ahead.

    • 3 min
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    Mass budget bill

    Mass budget bill

    Legal experts say the $28 billion budget passed by the Massachusetts House last week is bad for the judicial system. The budget includes more than $1 billion in spending cuts, which could mean court closures and state layoffs. Joining NECN to explain how the budget could impact the state courts is Suffolk University law professor Robert Smith.

    • 2 min
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    Juvenile Justice

    Juvenile Justice

    Until recently, every juvenile who appeared in court after an arrest has been brought into court in shackles -- for offenses as minor as a school food fight. But, a group of Suffolk University law students helped change that.

    • 3 min
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    Child Advocacy and Family Law

    Child Advocacy and Family Law

    Suffolk University Law School Professor Erik Pitchal discusses the lawsuit filed by Children’s Rights, a national children’s advocacy group, against the state of Massachusetts. Professor Pitchal teaches Suffolk Law’s Child Advocacy Clinic and Family Law.

    • 2 min

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