Doctors around the country often face medical and ethical dilemmas. Joining NECN to explore a case in Boston in which a family wanted to harvest the eggs of a brain dead woman is Professor Charles Kindregan of Suffolk University. Kindregan is an expert in family law.

Despite criticisms Elena Kagan lacks judicial experience or political service, White House officials do not believe those concerns will hurt her chances to sit on our nation's high court. Professor Landers discusses the confirmation hearings with NECN.

Suffolk University Law School Professor Robert H. Smith joins NECN to discuss President Obama’s nomination of Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court and the confirmation process ahead.

Legal experts say the $28 billion budget passed by the Massachusetts House last week is bad for the judicial system. The budget includes more than $1 billion in spending cuts, which could mean court closures and state layoffs. Joining NECN to explain how the budget could impact the state courts is Suffolk University law professor Robert Smith.

Until recently, every juvenile who appeared in court after an arrest has been brought into court in shackles -- for offenses as minor as a school food fight. But, a group of Suffolk University law students helped change that.

Suffolk University Law School Professor Erik Pitchal discusses the lawsuit filed by Children’s Rights, a national children’s advocacy group, against the state of Massachusetts. Professor Pitchal teaches Suffolk Law’s Child Advocacy Clinic and Family Law.

Suffolk Law Professor Kim McLaurin discusses anti-bullying legislation being drafted by Massachusetts lawmakers.

Judge John M. Greaney, Director of Suffolk Law’s Macaronis Institute of Trial Advocacy, discusses testing the validity of forensic evidence. To learn more about Judge Greaney visit his Suffolk Law faculty page.

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Professor Renee Landers, director of Suffolk Law’s Health and Biomedical Law Concentration, discusses New England states’ legalization of gay marriage. To learn more about our Health and Biomedical Law Concentration, please visit http://law.suffolk.edu/academic/health/