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Conflict in Turkey
"As
we know from our own history, and as the international community
has come to recognize, a justice system operating without fear or
favor, ensuring that the law is applied equally and fairly to all,
often depends on the courage and independence of judicial
institutions and the people who operate within them."
Massachusetts' Supreme Judicial
Court Associate Justice Robert J. Cordy, Boston Herald, March 20
Cordy penned a Boston Herald Op-Ed piece about the
conflict between the prime minister and the judiciary of
Turkey, who are at odds over the "future of justice in a country
that had been making important progress toward fully embracing
rule-of-law principles, the doctrine of separation of powers,
respect for human rights, and the importance of a modern and
independent judiciary."
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Landmark Workers' Compensation
ruling for nonprofits
"The court was applying what the law basically
says, and that just because you're a charitable organization, your
directors cannot not be considered employers as it applies to
worker's comp."
MBA President-elect Marsha V.
Kazarosian, Massnonprofit.org, March 17
In a landmark ruling last week for Massachusetts nonprofits, the
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court dismissed a lawsuit brought
against the North Suffolk Mental Health Association's Board of
Directors. The ruling held that boards of directors of nonprofits
are considered employers of record with regard to the state's
workers' compensation law, similar to for-profit organizations.
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Sex offender's lottery funds
"This sex offender is still facing a
great deal of jeopardy. Clearly, any crime victim can sue the
victimizer, and now what's left of his $10 million is ripe for
being grabbed in a lawsuit."
MBA Past Criminal Justice Section
Chair Peter Elikann, Boston Herald, March 18
Elikann spoke to the Boston Herald after a Level 3 sex
offender, who won a $10 million lottery fortune, was recently
accused of attacking another young boy. The sex offender's lottery
funds could be frozen if the victim files a civil lawsuit seeking
cash damages.
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