Massachusetts man awarded $13 million judgement after being jailed 26 years for murder he didn’t commit
Michael Sullivan, originally of Cambridge and now of Lowell, was convicted in 1987 at age 26 for the armed robbery of Wilfred ...
Judges throw a wrench in Massachusetts adoptions
A new legal interpretation of longstanding state adoption law has upended the process for out-of-state birth parents. The ...
Hearings for accused brothel clients will be public, Massachusetts court rules
Massachusetts' highest court on Thursday ruled that initial court hearings for 28 men accused of being customers of a ...
Democrats scramble to fill federal judgeships in Massachusetts, appeals court
The First Circuit Court of Appeals is the only one of the nation’s 12 circuit courts that does not have a Trump appointee.
Accused high-profile brothel customers lose bid to remain anonymous in Massachusetts court ruling
Court hearings for alleged high-profile customers of a Massachusetts brothel network will be open to the public.
Massachusetts would-be bride must return $70,000 ring, court rules
A top court in the state ordered a would-be bride late last week to return a US70000 engagement ring from Tiffany amp Co to ...
Law Degree Required to Take Massachusetts Bar Exam, Justices Say
Knowledge of the law is not a substitute for a law degree for purposes of admission to the bar, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held Tuesday.
Hearings for suspected Massachusetts brothel customers will be public, SJC affirms
The alleged customers of the high-end brothel included politicians, corporate executives, doctors, military officers, lawyers ...
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Men accused of buying sex at high-end brothels must face open court hearings, court rules
The state's Supreme Judicial Court upheld a lower court ruling to permit public access to hearings on allegations against 28 ...
This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—November 18
By a vote of 4 to 3, the Massachusetts supreme court (in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health) imposes same-sex marriage on the benighted citizens of Massachusetts, as the court rules ...