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      • September 2025
        • The Supreme Judicial Court, a 2024-2025 review: A tepid year or more than meets the eye?
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          • Part 1: Understanding the Legal Landscape
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        • 2025 Evidence Series – Learn What the Judges Learn
          • Day 1 - Guns and Gangs: Prior Bad Act Evidence and Proving Lack of Licensure; Recent Developments in the Law of Evidence
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      • October 2025
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    • September 2025
      • COMMONWEALTH vs. NATHANIEL RODRIGUEZ
      • RACHELLE JEUNE vs. UMASS MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.[1]
      • COMMONWEALTH vs. ONE (1) CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $480.00 FOR 1,600 PIECES OF WILD OYSTERS (CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA)[1]
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