2024-09-13: Updated: 2024-09-13 12:26:47 Attorney Ana Muñoz Speaks to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly About New SJC Decision by Ana Muñoz
2024-09-10: Updated: 2024-09-10 10:38:28 Supreme Judicial Court Holds That a Switchblade is Protected Under the Second Amendment by Ana Muñoz and Niamh Gibbons
2024-09-09: Updated: 2024-09-09 16:42:25 SJC Opinion Addresses Racially-Motivated Social Media Surveillance by Police by Tom Miller
2024-08-15: Updated: 2024-09-09 16:43:18 Nine Zalkind Law Attorneys Named in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2024-07-31: Updated: 2024-08-01 09:07:13 Legal Challenges to New Title IX Regulations Continue—With One Snag by Tom Miller
2024-07-15: Updated: 2024-09-09 16:44:57 Distribution of “Revenge Porn” and Deepfakes is Now an Offense in Massachusetts by Niamh Gibbons
2024-07-12: Updated: 2024-09-09 16:45:23 Department of Correction Begins Search for New Commissioner and Should Consider Input from Incarcerated Individuals by Lucie Gulino
2024-07-01: Updated: 2024-07-03 11:57:21 Legal Challenges to New Title IX Regulations Begin, Blocking Legal Protections for Gender Identity in Education by Tom Miller
2024-06-26: Updated: 2024-06-27 07:06:29 Legislature’s Expansion of Abuse Prevention Orders Raises Concerns of Vagueness and Confusion by David Russcol
2024-06-10: Updated: 2024-06-26 20:05:07 First Circuit Upholds Dress Code Prohibiting “There are Only Two Genders” Shirt by Naomi Shatz
2024-06-05: Updated: 2024-06-05 12:01:04 What to do if you’re placed on administrative leave by Jennifer M. Herrmann
2024-05-20: Updated: 2024-05-20 13:29:39 The Supreme Court Clarifies the Requisite Harm Employees Must Show to Bring Viable Discrimination Claims Based on Job Transfers by Lucie Gulino
2024-04-01: Updated: 2024-09-09 16:46:30 SJC Clarifies How far Colleges and Universities can go in Reducing Salaries and Funding for Tenured Faculty Members by Tom Miller
2024-02-28: Updated: 2024-02-28 10:16:30 First Circuit Hears Oral Argument in “There are Only Two Genders” T-Shirt Case by Naomi Shatz
2024-02-12: Updated: 2024-02-12 11:53:41 App-Based Workers as Employees? Back to the SJC Before Back to the Ballot by Jennifer M. Herrmann
2024-01-29: Updated: 2024-01-29 11:57:32 Massachusetts Proposed Legislation Would Create Broad Workplace Protections Against Bullying and Abuse at Work by Lucie Gulino
2024-01-04: Updated: 2024-01-04 14:47:13 Massachusetts Court Overturns Expulsion of Harvard Student on Contract and Basic Fairness Grounds by David Russcol
2023-12-11: Updated: 2023-12-11 10:28:37 Massachusetts Firearms Laws Still In Flux After Supreme Court’s Decision in Bruen by Tom Miller
2023-12-08: Updated: 2023-12-08 10:00:01 Title IX, Criminal Law and Civil Remedies: How to Approach Concurrent Proceedings by Naomi Shatz
2023-11-15: Updated: 2023-11-15 15:56:17 The Next Chapter of Clemency in Massachusetts: Governor Healey Issues New Executive Clemency Guidelines and Appoints New Parole Board Members by Lucie Gulino
2023-10-24: Updated: 2023-10-25 09:16:58 What Legal Protections do Graduate Students have Against Discrimination? by Niamh Gibbons
2023-10-19: Updated: 2023-10-19 11:02:58 Supreme Judicial Court to Revisit Anti-SLAPP Standard by Ana Muñoz
2023-10-10: Updated: 2023-10-10 15:19:22 Supreme Judicial Court Hears Argument on the Interaction Between Commissions and Overtime Pay Requirements by Jennifer M. Herrmann
2023-09-26: Updated: 2023-09-26 11:24:02 Supreme Judicial Court to Decide Whether the Commonwealth Has a Duty to Investigate Misconduct by Springfield Police Department by Lucie Gulino
2023-08-15: Updated: 2023-08-15 15:04:32 Supreme Court Clarifies Intent Standard For “Threats” In Stalking and Harassment Cases by Tom Miller
2023-08-11: Updated: 2023-08-11 14:57:05 In Latest Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization, Congress Created a Remedy for Victims of Revenge Porn by David Russcol
2023-07-21: Updated: 2023-07-21 11:45:48 Justice Can’t Wait: Governor Healey Grants Seven Pardons and Recommends Modernization of the State’s Clemency Guidelines by Lucie Gulino
2023-06-24: Updated: 2023-06-24 16:08:06 Rape, Defamation, and Title IX: Connecticut Supreme Court Holds Yale’s Lack of Procedural Protections Allows Defamation Claims Against Complainant to Go Forward by Naomi Shatz
2023-06-06: Updated: 2023-07-21 11:52:40 In Commonwealth v. JF, Supreme Judicial Court Makes Sealing Non-Convictions Easier by Lucie Gulino
2023-05-24: Updated: 2023-05-24 16:44:23 Two New SJC Opinions Refine Long Decision on Suppressing Evidence from Racially-Motivated Stops by Tom Miller
2023-04-25: Updated: 2023-04-25 10:43:17 Supreme Judicial Court Requires Prosecutors to Prove Lack of License in Firearm Cases by David Russcol
2023-04-19: Updated: 2024-02-09 14:28:44 Independent Contractor or Employee? What it Means and Why it Matters by Jennifer M. Herrmann
2023-04-10: Updated: 2023-04-10 10:21:52 Kluge v. Brownsburg Community School Corporation Caps off Week of Legal Developments on Transgender Rights by Naomi Shatz
2023-04-04: Updated: 2023-07-21 11:51:49 The Supreme Judicial Court Must Clarify What Evidence Plaintiffs Need to Present to Have Discrimination Cases Heard by a Jury by Lucie Gulino
2023-02-17: Updated: 2023-02-17 09:44:32 Whole Foods Employees Fired for Supporting Black Lives Matter Suffer New Defeat, But Law Evolves on Associational Discrimination by Tom Miller
2023-01-27: Updated: 2023-01-27 09:51:22 Clemency in Massachusetts and its Potential for Revitalization by Lucie Gulino
2023-01-10: Updated: 2023-01-11 13:26:39 In Commonwealth v. Karen K., the Supreme Judicial Court Approves the Patfrisk of a Black Teenager, But Offers Hints for Future Challenges by Tom Miller
2022-12-16: Updated: 2022-12-16 16:27:41 In Doe v. Stonehill College the First Circuit Demonstrates a Willingness to Second Guess how Schools Conduct Disciplinary Processes by Naomi Shatz
2022-12-13: Updated: 2022-12-13 12:05:16 New SAFER Act Seeks to Fix Decades of SCOTUS Narrowing of Students’ Civil Rights by Naomi Shatz
2022-12-09: Updated: 2022-12-09 09:17:43 Speak Out Act: New Federal Law Prohibits Prior Agreements Silencing Sexual Harassment Victims by Jennifer M. Herrmann
2022-11-14: Updated: 2022-12-02 09:12:31 The Massachusetts CROWN Act: Minding the Gap Between Proposed and Enacted Legislation by Lucie Gulino
2022-11-07: Updated: 2023-02-14 20:12:01 Know Your Rights: Restrictions on Non-Solicitation Clauses by Ana Muñoz
2022-10-31: Updated: 2022-11-01 09:37:58 When Are Remote Workers Covered by Massachusetts Laws? by David Russcol
2022-10-11: Updated: 2024-02-02 17:13:32 “I Quit!” What You Need to Know About the Law Before You Resign by Emma Quinn-Judge
2022-10-03: Updated: 2022-10-03 09:35:51 Harrison vs. MBTA: Appeals Court Limits Protection for Commonwealth Workers by Jennifer M. Herrmann
2022-09-08: Updated: 2022-09-10 16:31:28 Back to School Basics: The Proposed #TitleIX Regulations and Pregnant Students’ Rights by Naomi Shatz
2022-09-07: Updated: 2022-09-07 18:06:28 Back to School Basics: Teachers, Employees, and Title IX by Naomi Shatz
2022-09-02: Updated: 2022-09-10 16:32:20 Back to School Basics: Rights to Free Speech in Higher Education by David Russcol
2022-09-01: Updated: 2022-09-16 12:28:56 Racial Discrimination and Harassment in School by Naomi Shatz
2022-08-31: Updated: 2022-08-31 11:24:35 Back to School Basics: What To Do When the (Campus) Police Come Calling by David Duncan
2022-08-25: Updated: 2022-08-25 22:03:38 Williams v. Kincaid Addresses ADA Protection for Gender Dysphoria by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2022-08-18: Updated: 2022-08-26 11:26:39 Ten ZDB Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers in America by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2022-07-22: Updated: 2022-07-22 09:33:07 Proposed legislation would increase opportunities for juvenile diversion by Jennifer M. Herrmann
2022-07-21: Updated: 2022-08-08 13:06:42 David Russcol Defeats Summary Judgment Motion in Federal Unpaid Wage and Sexual Harassment Case by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2022-06-30: Updated: 2022-06-30 09:24:13 Concepcion v. United States Affirms District Court’s Broad Discretion in Deciding Criminal Sentences by David Duncan
2022-06-21: Updated: 2022-06-22 14:51:10 First Circuit Holds That Massachusetts Students Can Bring Breach of Contract Cases Based on Unclear or Contradictory School Policies by David Russcol
2022-06-17: Updated: 2022-06-17 09:26:00 SJC Prevents Ballot Measure Removing App-Based Drivers from Employment Protections by Ana Muñoz
2022-06-16: Updated: 2022-06-16 14:26:20 Fourth Circuit Holds that Sex-Based School Dress Codes Can Violate the Constitution and Title IX by Naomi Shatz
2022-06-08: Updated: 2023-03-01 13:36:19 Information in the BPD Gang Database is “Flawed” and Unreliable, According to First Circuit by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2022-05-18: Updated: 2022-05-18 14:35:08 Boston Employee Seeks Supreme Court Review of First Circuit’s Narrow Reading of Title VII’s Anti-Retaliation Provisions by Jennifer M. Herrmann
2022-04-04: Updated: 2022-04-04 13:59:33 MA Appeals Court: Restraining Order Hearings Must Be Fair to Both Parties by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2022-01-10: Updated: 2022-02-15 14:57:23 Commonwealth v. Sweeting-Bailey, a Backwards Step for Racial Justice by Jenna A. Agatep
2021-12-20: Updated: 2021-12-20 11:33:38 SJC Protects Employees from Retaliation in New Decision by Naomi Shatz
2021-11-10: Updated: 2022-04-25 21:40:48 Commonwealth v. Daveiga: The Next Review of Pretextual Traffic Stops by Jennifer M. Herrmann
2021-10-28: Updated: 2022-06-01 10:47:16 Sex, Violence, and Consent in Massachusetts by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2021-10-19: Updated: 2021-10-19 16:36:36 Lin v. GGIT Systems: Chapter 151B May Require Accommodations for High-Risk Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2021-09-20: Updated: 2022-02-15 14:56:45 The Fine Line Between “Plain View” and Privacy Invasion: Commonwealth v. Yusuf by Jenna A. Agatep
2021-08-13: Updated: 2022-08-15 15:08:55 Advice for Parents of Incoming College Students: What You and Your Child Need to Know About Sexual Assault and Harassment by Monica Shah
2021-08-13: Updated: 2022-08-15 15:31:43 Title IX and Sexual Assault on College Campuses: Back to School Edition by Naomi Shatz
2021-07-22: Updated: 2021-07-22 17:21:02 Supreme Judicial Court Holds That the Parental-Child Privilege Does not Preclude Parents from Testifying as Defense Witnesses in Criminal Cases Brought Against Their Minor Children by David Russcol
2021-07-07: Updated: 2023-03-01 13:37:47 SCOTUS Holds Police Cannot Search Homes and Seize Firearms Under the Community Caretaking Exception to the Fourth Amendment by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2021-06-22: Updated: 2023-11-05 11:33:30 Public School Teachers and Social Media: the Protections and Limitations of the Right to Free Speech by Caroline Davis
2021-06-03: Updated: 2021-06-03 17:02:56 Text is not Talking: Supreme Judicial Court Holds that Individuals have no Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in Sent Text Messages by Ana Muñoz
2021-05-20: Updated: 2022-07-27 10:32:05 Massachusetts Should Join Other States in Banning Discrimination Based on Natural Hairstyles by Naomi Shatz
2021-05-20: Updated: 2021-05-20 12:05:54 Recent News Shines Spotlight on the Lack of Legal Protection Against Discrimination Based on Natural Hairstyles by Naomi Shatz
2021-04-20: Updated: 2021-04-21 09:40:48 Massachusetts Should Expand 151B, the State’s Anti-Discrimination Law for Employees, to Cover Independent Contractors by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2021-03-16: Updated: 2021-03-16 14:38:56 Freedom of Speech and Campus Discipline: What Rights do Students at Private Schools Have? by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2021-03-11: Updated: 2021-03-11 12:09:37 It is Time for Massachusetts to Provide Employment Protections to Victims of Abuse by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2021-03-09: Updated: 2023-03-01 13:40:41 The Danger of “Unbridled” Police Discretion: Appeals Court Deems Search Unlawful where Gang Unit’s Investigatory Traffic Stop Led to Suspicionless Search by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2021-03-05: Updated: 2021-03-05 11:19:56 Freedom of Speech and Campus Discipline: The First Circuit Highlights Limits on What Speech Public Schools Can Punish by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2021-01-27: Updated: 2021-01-27 15:54:52 Divided Appeals Court Panel Highlights Gap in Personnel Record Law by David Russcol
2021-01-20: Updated: 2021-02-23 09:38:42 In DeWeese-Boyd v. Gordon College SJC Grapples with Whether Religious Schools can Discriminate Against their Employees by Caroline Davis
2021-01-07: Updated: 2021-02-04 12:23:29 Massachusetts Legislature Passes Campus Sexual Violence Bill by Naomi Shatz
2020-12-22: Updated: 2023-03-01 13:41:30 SJC Strikes Down State Anti-Panhandling Law as Unconstitutional by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2020-12-04: Updated: 2020-12-04 16:08:28 What Are Your Job Protections as a Parent or Caregiver During COVID-19? by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2020-11-03: Updated: 2023-03-01 13:41:45 Appeals Court Protects the Rights of Individuals in Interrogations Against Coercive Police Conduct by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2020-09-25: Updated: 2020-09-25 15:41:48 Supreme Judicial Court Permits State Licensing Boards to Consider Sealed Criminal Records During Disciplinary Proceedings by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2020-08-04: Updated: 2020-08-04 18:21:46 Thinking About Participating in a COVID-19 School or Childcare Pod? Here’s What You Should Know as a Massachusetts Employer or Employee. by Ana Muñoz
2020-07-21: Updated: 2020-07-23 12:55:22 Will Bifurcating Sexual Misconduct Processes Help Schools Comply with Title IX? by Naomi Shatz
2020-06-24: Updated: 2020-06-24 17:11:17 Supreme Judicial Court Extends Pre-Trial Detention Time Limits Due to COVID-19 Pandemic by David Duncan
2020-06-04: Updated: 2020-06-04 17:54:31 Why are the New Title IX Regulations 2000 Pages Long? by David Russcol
2020-06-02: Updated: 2020-06-02 17:52:36 U.S. Department of Education’s New Position on Transgender Athletes is a Radical Departure from Prior Interpretations of Title IX by Naomi Shatz
2020-05-27: Updated: 2020-05-27 12:40:57 Can Decision-Makers Rely on Harassing Statements by the Respondent as Evidence in a Title IX Proceeding? by Naomi Shatz
2020-05-27: Updated: 2020-05-27 12:31:46 New Title IX Regulations Create Confusing “Hearsay” Rules for Colleges by Naomi Shatz
2020-05-15: Updated: 2020-06-12 11:42:54 Supreme Court limits use of Federal Criminal Fraud Statutes to establish Good Government Standard in Kelly v. US by David Duncan
2020-05-12: Updated: 2020-05-13 10:02:50 What is the impact of the narrowed definition of “sexual harassment” under the new Title IX regulations? by Monica Shah
2020-05-07: Updated: 2020-05-12 18:23:50 New Title IX Regulations Require Schools to Allow Expert Witnesses in Disciplinary Proceedings by Naomi Shatz
2020-05-07: Updated: 2020-05-12 18:23:28 New Title IX Regulations Require Live Hearing and Cross Examination, Upending Current School Adjudication Models by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2020-05-07: Updated: 2020-05-12 18:22:59 New Title IX Regulations Allow Schools to Choose Standard of Proof by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2020-05-06: Updated: 2020-05-12 18:22:35 New Title IX Regulations Impose Procedural Protections for Some Students Accused of Sexual Misconduct, But Allow Schools Wide Discretion in Dealing with Other Situations by David Russcol
2020-05-06: Updated: 2020-07-28 10:00:10 New Title IX Regulations: Everything You Need to Know by Naomi Shatz
2020-04-22: Updated: 2020-04-22 12:30:03 Exposure to COVID-19 and the Workplace: What Massachusetts Employees Need to Know by Naomi Shatz
2020-03-23: Updated: 2020-03-23 17:40:22 Coronavirus and Employment Law Update: The New Federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act by Ana Muñoz
2020-03-17: Updated: 2020-03-17 14:49:34 Coronavirus and Disability Discrimination Law: Employee and Employer Rights by Naomi Shatz
2020-03-13: Updated: 2020-03-13 14:37:20 CORONAVIRUS – What Protections do State and Federal Leave Laws Provide? by Ana Muñoz
2020-02-10: Updated: 2020-02-10 10:33:54 SJC Will Decide When Forced Blood Draws Are Permissible and Admissible by Naomi Shatz
2020-01-23: Updated: 2020-01-23 10:41:19 New Department of Labor Rule Makes Wage Claims Harder for Plaintiffs by Ana Muñoz
2019-12-20: Updated: 2019-12-20 17:09:44 First Circuit Decides Massachusetts Wage and Hour Laws Apply to Au Pairs by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2019-11-26: Updated: 2019-11-26 11:56:15 How Does Massachusetts’ Proposed “Revenge Porn” Law Compare to Other State’s Laws? by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2019-11-21: Updated: 2019-11-22 10:18:00 First Circuit Draws Sharp Distinction Between Fairness Obligations of Public and Private Educational Institutions by David Russcol
2019-11-06: Updated: 2019-11-06 10:58:31 Matta’s New Test for When Police Officer Interactions Constitute Seizures: An Unrealistic and Disappointing Ruling by Zoraida Fernandez
2019-09-23: Updated: 2019-09-23 10:34:43 Boston Public Schools’ Secret Residency Enforcement Regime Violates Students’ Due Process Rights by Naomi Shatz
2019-09-20: Updated: 2019-09-20 10:34:27 Massachusetts SJC Says No Pre-Arraignment Diversion Without Prosecutor’s Approval by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2019-09-10: Updated: 2019-09-10 13:36:28 Supreme Judicial Court Imposes Limited Obligation on Prosecutors to Instruct Grand Juries in Murder Cases on Legal Implications of Exculpatory Evidence by David Russcol
2019-09-03: Updated: 2019-09-03 15:53:28 Title IX and Sexual Assault on College Campuses: Back to School Edition by Naomi Shatz
2019-08-27: Updated: 2019-10-03 09:26:25 Can Plaintiffs in Federal Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Cases Sue under Pseudonyms? by Naomi Shatz
2019-08-23: Updated: 2020-06-12 11:47:57 The First Circuit Reaffirms that Prior Conduct Can Prove Current Sexual Harassment or Other Discriminatory Harassment by Ana Muñoz
2019-08-15: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:10:23 In Haidak v. University of Massachusetts the First Circuit Fails to Grapple with the Messy Factual Realities of Campus Title IX Cases by Naomi Shatz
2019-08-13: Updated: 2019-08-27 11:59:22 SJC Addresses when Juveniles with Prior Unadjudicated Cases are Exempt from Misdemeanor Prosecution by David Duncan
2019-08-07: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:11:56 First Circuit Decision in Haidak v. University of Massachusetts Includes Limited Progress for Due Process at Public Universities by David Russcol
2019-08-07: Updated: 2019-11-06 18:57:23 Breath-tests allowed back in evidence at OUI trials by Melissa Ramos
2019-07-18: Updated: 2019-07-18 14:18:07 Defendants Charged with a Motor Vehicle Crime in Massachusetts Are Entitled to an Unusual Form of Notice by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2019-06-26: Updated: 2019-07-12 12:36:40 Conservative Christian Group’s Title IX Complaint Against Transgender Athletes Ignores the Meaning of “Sex” Under Title IX Law by Naomi Shatz
2019-06-19: Updated: 2019-06-19 13:23:23 Cannabis and the Workplace: An Overview of Employees’ Rights by David Russcol
2019-06-12: Updated: 2019-06-12 16:21:01 SJC Holds that Violation of Child Car Seat Law Does Not Constitute Reckless Endangerment of a Child by Naomi Shatz
2019-05-17: Updated: 2019-11-06 18:58:42 SJC Hears Oral Arguments over Request for Records of Show Cause Hearings by Melissa Ramos
2019-04-30: Updated: 2019-09-05 17:49:09 Exclusionary Rule Safe in Massachusetts – For Now by Ana Muñoz
2019-04-10: Updated: 2019-04-24 16:04:20 SJC Clarifies that GPS Monitoring is a Search Subject to Constitutional Protections by Emma Quinn-Judge
2019-04-03: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:13:15 Massachusetts Legislature Considers New Campus Sexual Misconduct Laws (Part 2) by David Russcol
2019-04-02: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:13:15 Massachusetts Legislature Considers New Campus Sexual Misconduct Laws (Part 1) by Naomi Shatz
2019-03-20: Updated: 2020-06-12 11:43:22 Can the Commonwealth Compel You to Unlock Your Cell Phone? SJC Clarifies Certain Circumstances in Which it Can by Zoraida Fernandez
2019-03-01: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:01:29 In Commonwealth v. Sherman the SJC Draws A Line Separating Consensual Sex from Rape by Naomi Shatz
2019-02-25: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:07:38 Supreme Judicial Court Allows Employees to Seek Court Award of Attorney’s Fees After Settling Wage Claims by David Russcol
2019-02-05: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:01:38 In Yee v. State Police, SJC Holds that Denial of Lateral Transfer Can Be Employment Discrimination by Naomi Shatz
2019-01-31: Updated: 2020-08-06 11:12:52 New Ruling Allows for Secret Recording of Public Officials Engaged in Public Duties in Public Places by David Duncan
2019-01-10: Updated: 2019-11-06 18:59:06 Massachusetts begins releasing prisoners under new “compassionate release” program by Melissa Ramos
2018-11-27: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:22:25 “First Step” Criminal Sentencing Bill Reduces Sentence Lengths, but Catches More Defendants in Sentencing Enhancement Net by David Duncan
2018-11-16: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:18:54 How Would Cross-Examination Under the Department of Education’s Draft Title IX Regulations Work? by David Russcol
2018-10-24: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:22:31 Massachusetts SJC Grants Global Remedy to Some Defendants Affected by Drug Lab Misconduct but Doesn’t go far Enough by David Duncan
2018-10-19: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:01:46 Does the Man Suing over #MeToo List About Men in Media Have a Shot? by Naomi Shatz
2018-09-21: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:11:57 What is the Future of a Right to Confrontation in Campus Title IX Proceedings? New Draft Federal Regulations and Holdings in the Sixth Circuit Point in Different Directions. by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2018-09-10: Updated: 2019-11-06 18:59:27 Refused a breathalyzer? Court gives defendants power to decide whether jury is instructed to ignore the absence of breathalyzer evidence by Melissa Ramos
2018-08-31: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:19:57 Commonwealth v. Gomez: A Conditional Victory for Defendants by Ana Muñoz
2018-08-30: Updated: 2020-02-07 12:03:01 Advice for Parents of Incoming College Students: What You and Your Child Need to Know About Sexual Assault and Harassment by Monica Shah
2018-08-14: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:07:28 After Years of Failed Efforts, Massachusetts Passes Reform of Noncompetition Agreements by David Russcol
2018-08-06: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:18:55 Doe v. Boston College: The First Circuit Allows an Accused Student’s Claims to Proceed to Trial, But Dodges the Big Questions by Ana Muñoz
2018-07-27: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:14:17 Do Colleges Have to Investigate Sexual Assault Claims By Students from Other Schools? by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2018-07-26: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:13:28 Massachusetts Will Offer Life-Changing Paid Family and Medical Leave for Workers by Zoraida Fernandez
2018-07-18: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:22:38 Despite Legalizing Marijuana, Massachusetts Trafficking Laws Harshly Punish Unlicensed Distributors by David Duncan
2018-07-12: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:07:22 Massachusetts “Red Flag” Law Permits Swift Action to Confiscate Weapons Based on a Risk of Injury by David Russcol
2018-06-19: Updated: 2019-04-24 15:54:33 Massachusetts Courts Grapple with the Problem of Statutory Rape by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2018-05-31: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:15:14 Beyond Sports and Sex Part 5: Title IX and Pregnant and Parenting Students by Naomi Shatz
2018-05-15: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:07:14 Criminal Justice Reform Act Expands Ability of Defendants to Seal or Expunge Criminal Records by David Russcol
2018-04-18: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:02:08 New Criminal Justice Reform Act Broadens Opportunities for Courts to Resolve Cases Before Arraignment by Naomi Shatz
2018-04-09: Updated: 2019-06-06 11:24:47 Massachusetts Appeals Court Removes District Court Judges’ Authority to Dismiss Defective Charges Before Arraignment by David Russcol
2018-03-07: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:02:19 Beyond Sports and Sex Part 4: When Does Title IX Apply to Religious Schools? by Naomi Shatz
2018-02-21: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:20:37 Massachusetts Appeals Court explains Who’s The Boss under the Wage Act by Ana Muñoz
2018-01-31: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:12:38 SJC Sanctions Judges’ Consideration of Victim Sentencing Recommendations by Zoraida Fernandez
2018-01-24: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:22:46 Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Whether the Sixth Amendment Limits a Lawyer’s Strategic Decision to Concede Guilt in Death Penalty Case by David Duncan
2018-01-16: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:02:27 Massachusetts Courts Grapple with Universities’ Duties of Care Toward Their Students by Naomi Shatz
2018-01-12: Updated: 2019-04-24 15:54:26 The Massachusetts Legislature Should Update the Law on Evidentiary Privilege—to Protect Families by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2018-01-08: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:06:53 Sessions’ New Marijuana Policy Is a Tweak, Not a Sea Change by David Russcol
2017-12-27: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:06:46 Massachusetts House and Senate Agree on Some Aspects of Sweeping Criminal Justice Reform by David Russcol
2017-11-08: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:19:25 Massachusetts Moves Toward New Law on College Sexual Assault by Naomi Shatz
2017-10-31: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:02:57 Beyond Sports and Sex Part 3: Title IX and Dress Codes by Naomi Shatz
2017-10-24: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:15:16 Beyond Sports and Sex Part 2: Title IX and Bullying/Harassment Based on Gender Stereotypes by Naomi Shatz
2017-10-18: Updated: 2019-04-24 15:54:18 What do Rolling Stone, Harvey Weinstein, and Bill Cosby have in common? The law of defamation. by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2017-10-13: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:19:25 Doe v. University of Cincinnati: The Sixth Circuit Weighs in on Title IX and Due Process by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2017-10-05: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:02:43 Beyond Sports and Sex Part 1: Employment Discrimination Claims Under Title IX by Naomi Shatz
2017-09-22: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:22:52 Massachusetts Changes its Felony Murder Doctrine for the Better by David Duncan
2017-09-07: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:19:54 Title IX and Sexual Assault on College Campuses: Back to School Edition by Naomi Shatz
2017-08-18: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:20:30 BPD Attempts to Intimidate College Students Ahead of Rally, But Students Should be Able to Peacefully Protest by Ana Muñoz
2017-08-02: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:06:39 Supreme Judicial Court Reaffirms Disability Protections for Medical Marijuana Patients by David Russcol
2017-07-24: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:22:58 Has Trump Violated Criminal Laws? If so, should he be prosecuted? by David Duncan
2017-07-21: Updated: 2017-07-21 14:42:11 Zalkind Law’s Emma Quinn-Judge Honored as one of the 2017 Top Women of Law by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2017-06-30: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:00:53 Massachusetts Legislature Passes Pregnant Workers Fairness Act by Naomi Shatz
2017-05-26: Updated: 2019-07-16 09:35:44 Massachusetts Needs a Working Educational Discrimination Law by Naomi Shatz
2017-05-12: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:19:55 What Kind of Notice Should Universities Give Students Facing Title IX Charges? by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2017-04-27: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:06:31 SJC Opens Up Pretrial Diversion to Veterans, Even for Drunk Driving Cases by David Russcol
2017-04-21: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:23:05 The Rule 41(b) Amendments Have Serious Implications for our Constitutional Rights, Judicial Economy, and Global Surveillance Policies by David Duncan
2017-04-18: Updated: 2017-08-30 18:18:14 Big Changes to a Little-Known Rule: Rule 41(b) and the Unlawful Search that Paved Its Way by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2017-04-03: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:20:23 In Cardno ChemRisk v. Foytlin, the SJC Slaps Down Attack on Protected Speech by Ana Muñoz
2017-02-23: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:00:40 Owen Labrie’s Attempt to Get a New Trial Illustrates Serious Problems with Criminal Laws Related to Computer Sex Crimes by Naomi Shatz
2017-02-10: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:06:22 SJC Punts Again on Global Remedy, But Adopts New Protocol to Resolve Dookhan Drug Cases More Quickly by David Russcol
2017-01-20: Updated: 2019-04-24 15:53:53 In Commonwealth v. Peterson, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Brings (a Little) Reality to Bear on Statute Criminalizing Drug Possession in “School Zones” by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2017-01-09: Updated: 2017-01-10 09:33:01 Criminal Justice Reform: How Are We Doing in Massachusetts? (Part 2 of 2) by David Rangaviz
2017-01-04: Updated: 2017-01-04 10:11:03 Criminal Justice Reform: How Are We Doing in Massachusetts? (Part 1 of 2) by David Rangaviz
2016-12-27: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:20:22 Will a Trump Administration Change Anything About College Sexual Assault? by Naomi Shatz
2016-12-21: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:20:14 A Texas Court Blocked Overtime Pay for Massachusetts Workers – What Now? by Ana Muñoz
2016-12-12: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:23:10 United States v. Tavares: What is a “Divisible” Criminal Statute and Why Does it Matter? by David Duncan
2016-12-08: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:24:20 What is the Impact of a Weaker DOE on the Civil Rights of Minority and Immigrant Students? by Monica Shah
2016-11-14: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:06:17 Massachusetts Voters Reform Marijuana Laws Again – What Happens Now? by David Russcol
2016-10-26: Updated: 2016-10-26 14:07:11 Commonwealth v. Warren: SJC Issues Landmark Decision Recognizing the Disproportionate Impact of Police Stops on African-Americans in Boston by David Rangaviz
2016-10-14: Updated: 2019-04-24 15:53:46 It’s Nearly Impossible to Eliminate the Record of a Restraining Order in Massachusetts—And That’s a Problem by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2016-10-11: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:16:00 Doe v. Brown University: In Narrow Decision, Federal Court Finds Brown Failed to Follow its Policy on Sexual Misconduct Adjudications by Naomi Shatz
2016-10-07: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:16:01 Doe v. Brandeis: In a Unique Decision, Federal Judge Found Lack of “Basic Fairness” in College Sexual Misconduct Proceedings by Naomi Shatz
2016-08-26: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:20:23 Federal Appeals Court Opens the Courthouse Door to Title IX Lawsuits by Accused Students by David Russcol
2016-08-18: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:23:24 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds that Persons Arrested for DUI Have No Right to Counsel for Breathalyzer Decision by David Duncan
2016-08-05: Updated: 2017-08-30 18:18:14 Getting a Jump Start on the Competition: Implementing the Equal Pay Act by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2016-07-29: Updated: 2019-04-24 15:53:39 Massachusetts Legislators Should Be Wary of Criminalizing “Rape by Deception” by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2016-07-20: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:24:31 The Use of Snapchat, Even Under More Innocent Circumstances, May Have Serious Criminal or Civil Implications by Monica Shah
2016-07-13: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:06:00 Massachusetts Senate Passes Juvenile Justice Reform Bill, Which Would Enable Expungement of Juvenile Convictions by David Russcol
2016-06-29: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:20:58 Massachusetts Board of Higher Education Report on Campus Safety Pays Scant Attention to Due Process by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2016-06-07: Updated: 2019-04-24 15:53:24 New Massachusetts Criminal Sentencing Best Practices Seek to Reduce Over-Incarceration by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2016-05-26: Updated: 2019-04-24 13:59:59 States sue Federal Government over Prohibitions on Discrimination Based on Gender Identity by Naomi Shatz
2016-04-19: Updated: 2019-04-24 16:04:27 Employees Who Care for Elderly or Disabled Family Members Are Entitled to Protection from Discrimination by Emma Quinn-Judge
2016-04-08: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:20:59 Are Universities’ Views of Sexual Harassment on a Collision Course with the First Amendment? by Naomi Shatz
2016-04-01: Updated: 2019-04-24 15:53:18 Massachusetts SJC’s Decision in Bulwer v. Mount Auburn Hospital Stops Erosion of Right to Jury Trial in Employment Cases by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2016-03-14: Updated: 2022-08-26 09:49:47 So you’ve been accused of academic misconduct. Here’s what you need to know. by Naomi Shatz
2016-03-07: Updated: 2019-04-24 15:53:09 Like the Cosby Case, Massachusetts SJC Decision in Commonwealth v. Celester Illustrates When to Invoke the Fifth Amendment by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2016-02-26: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:22:55 Courts Are Starting to Permit Title IX Lawsuits by Accused Students to Go Forward by David Russcol
2016-02-16: Updated: 2019-04-24 16:04:35 Proposed New Equal Pay Legislation Makes Needed Updates to the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act by Emma Quinn-Judge
2016-02-03: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:16:33 Pop Quiz: Do you know what constitutes plagiarism at your college? by Naomi Shatz
2016-01-28: Updated: 2017-08-30 18:18:15 After 25 Years, Massachusetts Finally Ends the Incarceration of Addicted Women by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2016-01-19: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:22:03 An Update on the Law Concerning Campus Sexual Assault by David Russcol
2016-01-11: Updated: 2019-04-24 13:59:29 Will the NLRB Decision Allowing Secret Recording in the Workplace Affect Massachusetts Workers? by Naomi Shatz
2016-01-08: Updated: 2019-04-24 13:47:26 What Does the NLRB Decision in the Whole Foods Case Mean for Recording in the Workplace? by Naomi Shatz
2015-12-31: Updated: 2019-04-24 15:53:02 Cosby Prosecution for Sexual Assault Shows Shift in Attitudes by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2015-12-07: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:05:45 The “Cannibal Cop” Case: A Study in the Sweep of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by David Russcol
2015-12-01: Updated: 2019-04-24 15:52:45 Chism Murder Trial Raises Unsettling Questions Regarding Competency to Stand Trial by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2015-11-10: Updated: 2017-08-30 18:18:15 Warrants May Not Be Enough to Make Stingrays Lawful Under the Fourth Amendment by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2015-11-06: Updated: 2019-04-24 16:04:41 Federal Court Invites Further Briefing on Whether the Death Penalty Is Constitutional by Emma Quinn-Judge
2015-10-23: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:05:29 Bad Facts, Bad Law: Appeals Court Ignores Free Speech in Upholding Anti-Harassment Order by David Russcol
2015-10-15: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:22:04 California Governor’s Veto of Bill Mandating Penalties for Campus Sexual Assault Allows Colleges to Exercise Discretion by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2015-10-06: Updated: 2017-08-30 18:18:15 DOJ Takes Necessary, But Not Yet Sufficient, Steps to Safeguard People from Warrantless Use of Cell-Site Simulator Technology by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2015-09-28: Updated: 2019-04-24 15:52:35 Judge’s Discovery Order in EEOC Transgender Litigation: Right Result, But Reason for Caution by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2015-09-18: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:23:19 Massachusetts Appeals Court Decision in Commonwealth v. Daly Invalidates Conspiracy Conviction by David Duncan
2015-09-11: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:05:36 How to Seal Records of State Criminal Charges in Massachusetts by David Russcol
2015-09-04: Updated: 2017-08-30 18:18:15 In Massachusetts, Acquittal Evidence Is No Longer Admissible in New Trials by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2015-08-28: Updated: 2019-04-24 15:52:30 Labrie Case Prompts Examination of Statutory Rape Law by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2015-08-21: Updated: 2019-04-24 16:04:46 Massachusetts’ Law Criminalizing Sex Trafficking is Constitutional, But Questions About Its Scope Remain Unanswered by Emma Quinn-Judge
2015-08-21: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:22:56 How are Accused Students’ Lawsuits over Sexual Misconduct Discipline Faring? by Naomi Shatz
2015-08-14: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:24:40 Massachusetts Reforms to Probation Violation Proceedings Help Avoid Unnecessary Detention by Monica Shah
2015-08-14: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:24:48 Massachusetts Reforms to Probation Violation Proceedings Take Effect in September 2015 by Monica Shah
2015-08-11: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:22:08 Massachusetts High Court Holds Law Criminalizing False Statements About Political Candidates Unconstitutional by David Duncan
2015-08-04: Updated: 2019-04-24 16:04:53 Substantial Statistical Disparities in a Workforce Do Not Justify Gender-Based Hiring Policies by Emma Quinn-Judge
2015-07-23: Updated: 2019-04-24 15:52:22 Seventh Circuit’s Blagojevich Decision Upholds Conviction, But Condemns Prosecutorial Overreach by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2015-07-08: Updated: 2019-04-24 13:47:13 Commonwealth v. Bastaldo: Endorsing the Use of Scientific Information on Eyewitness Identification, the SJC Wades in to the Fray on How to Define Race and Ethnicity by Naomi Shatz
2015-07-03: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:21:54 Recent Supreme Court Decision in Johnson v. United States Should Prompt Changes Beyond the ACCA by David Duncan
2015-06-29: Updated: 2019-04-24 16:05:00 Are Courts Becoming More Willing to Review Excessive Force Claims? by Emma Quinn-Judge
2015-06-22: Updated: 2019-04-24 15:52:12 Massachusetts Appeals Court affirms free speech restrictions on harassment prevention orders by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2015-06-08: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:05:24 Supreme Court Expands Protection Against Religion-Based Employment Discrimination by David Russcol
2015-05-29: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:25:22 New Protections for Massachusetts Domestic Workers, Part 2 by Monica Shah
2015-05-29: Updated: 2020-07-30 15:24:40 New Protections for Massachusetts Domestic Workers, Part 1 by Monica Shah
2015-05-22: Updated: 2019-04-24 13:39:49 In Da Rosa v. City of New Bedford SJC Rolls Back Access to Public Records by Naomi Shatz
2015-05-14: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:05:19 “Your Passport and Your Laptop, Please”: A Possible Limit on the Government’s Authority to Search at the Border? by David Russcol
2015-05-11: Updated: 2019-04-24 15:52:06 EEOC’s Litigation on Behalf of Transgender Employees Reveals Reach (and Limits) of Federal Anti-Discrimination Law by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2015-05-01: Updated: 2019-04-24 15:51:57 Massachusetts SJC Holds Search Unlawful Absent Showing of Probable Cause that Defendant Was Not Registered for Use of Medical Marijuana by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2015-04-24: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:21:35 What Does It Take to Challenge a University’s Wrongful Disciplinary Decision Under Title IX? by David Russcol
2015-04-16: Updated: 2019-04-24 13:39:45 Where is the line between teaching children independence and engaging in child endangerment and neglect? by Naomi Shatz
2015-04-07: Updated: 2019-04-24 16:05:06 Massachusetts’ Expanded Parental Leave Law Provides Equal Parental Leave to Men and Women and Increases Protections for Employees Who Take Leave by Emma Quinn-Judge
2015-04-03: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:04:58 Supreme Court: Fourth Amendment Protects Against Electronic Monitoring… Sometimes. by David Russcol
2015-03-31: Updated: 2017-08-30 18:18:16 Supreme Court: Employers Cannot Exclude Pregnant Women from Broad Accommodation Policies by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2015-03-20: Updated: 2015-03-20 16:52:33 Strangulation and Suffocation: New Criminal Statute with Penalties and Procedures Defendants Need to be Aware Of by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
2015-03-16: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:12:31 New Domestic Violence Law Creates Crime of Domestic Assault and Battery by Zoraida Fernandez
2015-03-06: Updated: 2019-04-24 15:51:50 The Gender Wage Gap Persists, But There Are Legal Solutions to Pay Inequality by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2015-02-27: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:21:47 Police Can’t Search Your Car Because they See a Small Amount of Marijuana by David Duncan
2015-02-19: Updated: 2019-04-24 16:05:31 Breastfeeding-Related Discrimination Should Be Protected By Law (Even if Men Can Lactate) by Emma Quinn-Judge
2015-02-12: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:25:14 Amid Opposition, Massachusetts to Revise Rule for Criminal Pleas by Monica Shah
2015-01-30: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:04:52 “I Think What You Did Was Illegal”: Stops and Searches Based on Mistakes of Law by David Russcol
2015-01-22: Updated: 2019-04-24 13:39:34 Commonwealth v. Gomes: The SJC’s New Jury Instruction on Eyewitness Identification Attempts to Protect Defendants While Recognizing the Ever-Changing Nature of Scientific Evidence by Naomi Shatz
2015-01-15: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:21:30 The Supreme Judicial Court’s Opinion in “In the Matter of a Grand Jury Investigation” Offers Fleeting Protection on a Misreading of the Supreme Court’s decision in Fisher v. United States by David Duncan
2015-01-12: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:23:45 US DOJ Adds its Interpretation of Title VII to List of Federal Entities Recognizing Protection for Transgender Rights by Rachel Stroup
2015-01-02: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:12:24 Crayton & Collins: Preventing Eyewitness Misidentification in Massachusetts by Zoraida Fernandez
2014-12-23: Updated: 2019-04-24 15:51:26 Change in Federal Law Regarding Marijuana Enforcement is Important for Massachusetts by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2014-12-10: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:04:43 Supreme Court: Your Boss Can Waste Your Time Without Paying You by David Russcol
2014-12-05: Updated: 2019-04-24 16:05:24 Pregnant Women Are Entitled to Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace Under the Americans with Disabilities Act by Emma Quinn-Judge
2014-12-03: Updated: 2019-04-24 16:05:19 Supreme Court Will Decide Scope of Protection for Pregnant Workers in Young v. UPS by Emma Quinn-Judge
2014-11-25: Updated: 2019-04-24 15:51:16 New Case Illustrates the Strict Limits of Wiretapping in Massachusetts by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2014-11-20: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:25:08 Harvard Business School Study Shows that Subtle Gender Discrimination in Workplace Can Lead to Significant Disparities in Senior Leadership Roles by Monica Shah
2014-11-13: Updated: 2019-04-24 16:05:13 The Federal and Massachusetts Anti-Discrimination Agencies Both Say That Parental Leave Must Be Provided Equally to Men and Women by Emma Quinn-Judge
2014-11-05: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:25:01 Massachusetts’ New Paid Sick Leave Law Provides Important Benefits to Many Workers by Monica Shah
2014-11-04: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:21:36 DOE Pays Lip Service to Fairness in New Rules, but Makes Clear that Accused Students’ Rights are not a Priority by Naomi Shatz
2014-10-31: Updated: 2019-04-24 15:51:06 Free Speech, Trespass, and the Massachusetts SJC’s decision in Glovsky v. Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc. by Ruth O'Meara-Costello
2014-10-29: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:23:18 An Overview of the Department of Education’s New Rules Implementing the Clery Act by Naomi Shatz
2014-10-27: Updated: 2019-08-28 17:23:19 So You’ve Been Accused of Sexual Assault or Misconduct on Campus. Here’s What You Need to Know by David Russcol
2014-10-24: Updated: 2019-04-24 14:21:23 Old Wine in a New Bottle: Supreme Judicial Court Decision Reiterates Broad Scope of Fifth Amendment Protection by David Duncan
2009-03-19: Updated: 2020-12-08 19:12:33 Inga Bernstein and Rachel Stroup clear police officer of all charges by Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP