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Statewide grand jury

"Questions remain in terms of its effectiveness and
the need for it. I know there is a certain conditioned response on
law enforcement officials that any additional tools they can get in
their arsenal is a welcome tool, but is it needed, and is it
serving a purpose?"
MBA Chief Legal Counsel and
Chief Operating Officer Martin W. Healy, The Republican/MassLive.com, March 13,
2015
Healy was quoted in the Springfield Republican in a
story about the possible reinstatement of a statewide grand jury
system in Massachusetts. Grand juries in the state have operated at
a county-only level since 2014. "When you're talking about law
enforcement, any expansion on existing tools... ought to be looked
at in a very bright light, and certainly any type of extension
shouldn't be rushed through and attached to a spending bill," added
Healy.
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Of note:
- The Massachusetts Bar Association was mentioned in a Boston Globe piece on an
investigation being conducted by Attorney General Maura Healey
concerning lawyer searches at prisons. ("Mass. AG said to be
investigating lawyer searches at prisons" - Boston Globe,
March 14).
- The MBA's high school mock trial competition was mentioned in a
Taunton Daily Gazette story about the
success of the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School mock trial
team ("Dighton-Rehoboth takes on Newton North in Mock Trial
tourney" - March 17).