Rodneys Dowell News Today

In a case involving the discipline leveled against three state prosecutors caught in the mire of the Sonja Farak drug lab scandal, the Supreme Judicial Court is set to consider to what extent an attorney’s reliance on a supervisor’s directions or a subordinate’s representations may be used to defend or mitigate charges of professional misconduct.

Following is a list of the cases scheduled to be argued before the Supreme Judicial Court in April. The summaries of the issues presented in the cases have been prepared by Lawyers Weekly. The SJC, in cooperation with Suffolk University Law School, provides live and archived webcasts of its arguments at www.suffolk.edu/sjc. MONDAY, APRIL

Riley Dowell, 23, appeared in court on Monday to face charges including assault and battery on a police officer and vandalizing a historic marker or monument. She was released on $500 bail.

The daughter of one of the highest-ranking House Democrats was arrested for allegedly spray-painting a monument and assaulting a police officer during a protest in Boston.

With Steny Hoyer stepping down next year as majority leader, Katherine Clark from Massachusetts would like to be considered for the leadership spot.