On December 15, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment in favor of our clients, holding the Massachusetts Wiretap Statute (Mass. Gen. L. ch. 272, § 99) unconstitutional...more
1/22/2021
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Appellate Courts ,
Civil Liberties ,
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Police ,
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Secret Recordings ,
State and Local Government ,
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Transparency ,
Wiretapping
Last month, Proskauer filed an amicus brief on behalf of Sanctuary for Families — a leading non-profit organization advocating for victims of domestic violence and sex trafficking —specifically to advocate for allowing...more
1/30/2019
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Physical Abuse ,
Pretrial Imprisonment ,
Prisoners ,
Self-Incrimination ,
Sex Trafficking ,
Testimony ,
Witness Tampering
A team of Proskauer attorneys, on behalf of 12 leading non-profit organizations specializing in advocacy for victims of domestic violence, drafted an amicus brief in support of a mother seeking to uphold a district court’s...more