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CPCS Atty. Rebecca Jacobstein asked the Court to dismiss all cases that were tested at the Amherst Lab. CPCS, the ACLU of Massachusetts, and Fick & Marx LLP have requested remedies that would provide relief to thousands of defendants affected Read more
On March 15, 2018, the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) Immigration Impact Unit, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice (LCCR) and Greater Boston Legal Services filed a petition in the Commonwealth’s highest court, seeking a “writ Read more
On March 12, 2018, CPCS Atty. Larni Levi, Director of the CPCS Alternative Commitment & Registration Support Unit, testified before the Joint Committee on the Judiciary in opposition to a recently filed bill, S.2311 – An Act Relative to the Read more
Commonwealth v. Lys, SJC-12476. The amicus brief will address the scope of the prejudice standard in a motion for new trial based on failure to properly advise a noncitizen client of immigration consequences. Commonwealth v. Plasse, SJC-12486. The Supreme Judicial Read more
Approval of minutes of the February 13, 2018 meeting Approval of minutes of the February 20, 2018 emergency meeting Amicus Request(s) Report on Approved Amicus Request CPCS Audit Overview Report on Ch. 211, §3 Petition (ICE Enforcement) Compensation Hearing Update Read more
In 2017 appellate courts issued decisions in 11 cases in which CPCS either submitted or signed on to an amicus brief. We had a remarkably successful year. We prevailed in about half of the cases in which the agency weighed Read more
On February 13, 2018, Chief Counsel Anthony Benedetti testified before the Joint Ways and Means Committee at their annual budget hearing in Worcester. The written testimony that was submitted along with supporting documentation can be found here: W&M FY 2019 Read more
On February 16, 2018, CPCS Chief Counsel Anthony Benedetti addressed Fulbright scholars and alumni during a luncheon at the Massachusetts Bar Association as part of their Bill of Rights Tour Program. After the scholars/alumni visited Freedom Trail sites connected to Read more
Approval of minutes of the January 17, 2018 meeting Lease Extension Monthly Financial Overview Report Commitments $10,000 and Over Report Chief Counsel Report Executive Session
Welcome to the February 201 Q&A. The Q&A addresses questions and suggestions received through the online suggestion box (top menu bar on the intranet). We respond to questions with agency-wide relevance, and we cannot answer questions that may affect client Read more