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DESCRIPTION:Date &\; Time: \;Wednesday\, June 7\, 2023 4:00 p.m. to
6:00 p.m.\nWebinar \;Fee: \;$40\n\n \;This program is online o
nly.\nThis program is also being offered in May for state attorneys\; if y
ou are a state attorney and interested in the May program please email CLE
Coordinator\, Michael Saporito at \;msaporito@socialaw.com.\nCPCS app
roved 2.0 CLE credit hours for the Adult Criminal Trials\, Adult Criminal
Appeals\, CAFL\, MHLD\, Mental Health Appeals\, SORB/SCP\, and YAD panels.
\nFaculty\n\nDetermining legislative intent is a critical component whenev
er interpreting Massachusetts statutory law\, especially when a statute is
ambiguous and susceptible to various interpretations\, does not adequatel
y address a particular issue\, or when there appear to be drafting errors.
\n\nIn these and other instances\, the legislature&rsquo\;s intent must be
inferred from the statute&rsquo\;s legislative history\, which successful
advocates must stitch together from a variety of sources including\, but
not limited to:\n\n&bull\; The text of the bill and proposed amendments th
at were accepted or rejected\n&bull\; Reports of Legislative Committees an
d other House and Senate documents\, as well as speeches or floor debates
prior to the bill&rsquo\;s passage\n&bull\; Executive Branch messages and
related statements that might shed light on the legislative intent\n\nSJC
Chief Staff Counsel\, Neal Quenzer and the Social Law Library&rsquo\;s Sen
ior Reference Librarian\, Brian Harkins\, will show &ldquo\;how&rdquo\; an
d &ldquo\;where&rdquo\; to find and interpret these and other sources from
which legislative intent can be deduced. The program will feature both tr
aditional hard copy and new online resources.\n\nSuccessful advocacy often
depends on using the research skills that this program will teach to reco
nstruct a statute&rsquo\;s legislative history\, and artfully arguing for
the correct legislative intent in pleadings\, briefs\, and oral argument.\
n\nOnline registration is encouraged. For assistance\, questions on group
discounts\, accommodations requests\, special billing\, program content\,
out-of-state CLE credits\, and general contact CLE Coordinator\, \; Mi
chael Saporito by email at \;msaporito@socialaw.com. Registrations acc
epted in order of receipt. Registration fees are non-refundable. Most Soci
al Law Library CLE events are recorded and recordings are sent to all who
are registered. The recording is available by digital download\, generally
within a week after the program date. CLE credit\, when applicable\, is o
nly granted when the live webinar is attended. \;
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SUMMARY:MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATIVE HISTORY - June 2023
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sday\, June 7\, 2023 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
\nWebinar \;F
ee: \;$40
\n
\n \;This program is online only.<
br />\n
This program is also being offe red in May for state attorneys\; if you are a state attorney and intereste d in the May program please email CLE Coordinator\, Michael Saporito at&nb sp\;msaporito@socialaw.com.
\nCPCS approved 2.0 CLE credit hours for the Adult Criminal Trials\, Adult Criminal Appeals\, CAFL\, MHLD\, Mental Health Appeals\, SORB/SCP\, and YAD panels.
\nFaculty
\nDetermining legislative intent is a critical component whenever interpr
eting Massachusetts statutory law\, especially when a statute is ambiguous
and susceptible to various interpretations\, does not adequately address
a particular issue\, or when there appear to be drafting errors.
\n\nIn these and other instances\, the legislature&rsquo\;s intent must
be inferred from the statute&rsquo\;s legislative history\, which successf
ul advocates must stitch together from a variety of sources including\, bu
t not limited to:
\n
\n&bull\; The text of the bill and proposed
amendments that were accepted or rejected
\n&bull\; Reports of Legis
lative Committees and other House and Senate documents\, as well as speech
es or floor debates prior to the bill&rsquo\;s passage
\n&bull\; Exec
utive Branch messages and related statements that might shed light on the
legislative intent
\n
\nSJC Chief Staff Counsel\, Neal Quenzer a
nd the Social Law Library&rsquo\;s Senior Reference Librarian\, Brian Hark
ins\, will show &ldquo\;how&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;where&rdquo\; to find and
interpret these and other sources from which legislative intent can be ded
uced. The program will feature both traditional hard copy and new online r
esources.
\n
\nSuccessful advocacy often depends on using the re
search skills that this program will teach to reconstruct a statute&rsquo\
;s legislative history\, and artfully arguing for the correct legislative
intent in pleadings\, briefs\, and oral argument.
\n
\nO
nline registration is encouraged. For assistance\, questions on group disc
ounts\, accommodations requests\, special billing\, program content\, out-
of-state CLE credits\, and general contact CLE Coordinator\, \; Michae
l Saporito by email at \;
msaporito@socialaw.com. Registrations accepted in order of receipt
. Registration fees are non-refundable. Most Social Law Library CLE events
are recorded and recordings are sent to all who are registered. The recor
ding is available by digital download\, generally within a week after the
program date. CLE credit\, when applicable\, is only granted when the live
webinar is attended. \;