MA H1678

Requires all Massachusetts courts to operate with due process protections under both the state constitution (Articles X-XV, XXIX, XXX) and the U.S. Constitution (Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments)

Mandates specific procedural rights for all adjudications including notice, answer, jury trial, discovery, counterclaim, pretrial motions, equitable relief, relief from judgment, and appeal

Declares any court proceeding that fails to meet due process requirements will lack jurisdiction and any orders issued in violation of constitutional guarantees will be void

Prohibits denial of equal justice based on sex, race, color, creed, national origin, age, disability, indigency, or self-representation status

Guarantees public hearings accessible to media and access to public records, with limited exceptions based on subject matter or specific procedures