Amicus Announcement
SJC-09960
THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT IS SOLICITING AMICUS BRIEFS OR MEMORANDA FROM INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE COURT
ARGUMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR FALL 2007.
SJC-09960
Ten Residents of Boston v. Boston Redevelopment Authority & others.
The issue presented, among others, is whether a Superior Court judge correctly concluded that environmental reviews under the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act, for a bioterrorism laboratory with a high security biosafety level four (BSL-4) component, proposed to be located in Boston, were inadequate because they failed to analyze risks posed by potential transmission of contagious diseases and because locations other than Boston had not been studied.
Interested parties may file their briefs in the Office of the Clerk for the Commonwealth, John Adams Courthouse, Suite 1-400, Pemberton Square, Boston MA 02108-1724 (Telephone 617-557-1020). Parties filing amicus briefs are expected to comply with the requirements of Rules 17, 19 and 20 of Mass. Rules of Appellate Procedure. Amicus briefs, to assist the court, should focus on the ramifications of a decision and not solely on the interests of the parties filing such briefs.
| Susan Mellen, Clerk |
May 22, 2007