Oral Arguments, April 10, 2026, Rubin, Desmond, Allen, JJ., presiding

Massachusetts Appeals Court (Oral Arguments) · April 10, 2026

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Court convenes; procedural rules

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Justice Rubin opens the session, introduces Justices Desmond and Allen, explains panel procedure (15 minutes per side, no rebuttal) and that the court will hear six cases with a mid-morning break; instructs counsel that the bench has read briefs.

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A panel of the Massachusetts Appeals Court heard six oral arguments, including criminal appeals over counsel effectiveness and suppression motions, a constitutional challenge to the witness-intimidation statute, a contested child-protection appeal (Department of Children and Families), a restraining-order appeal, and a mortgage servicing dispute alleging repeated servicing errors.

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