Former Boston City Councilor sentenced to one month in prison for corruption charges
The sentencing wraps up a nine-month saga that began when Fernandes Anderson was arrested last December.
‘Important to everybody, not just Harvard’: Professors celebrate research funding restoration
Federal judge’s ruling Wednesday is a victory for academic freedom and democracy, researchers say.
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Judge reverses Trump administration’s cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard
The ruling reverses a series of funding freezes that later became outright cuts as the Trump administration escalated its fight with the university. -
Advocates revive push for same-day voter registration, other election reforms
The group said Wednesday that some 3,300 provisional ballots were rejected on Election Day 2024 because of the lack of same-day registration. -
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Many private attorneys in Mass. are still refusing new defense cases as they consider unionizing
Since Memorial Day, many bar advocates have stopped taking on new cases. They have begun discussions with SEIU Local 888 to form a plan for potential unionization. -
Survivors of Maine mass shooting and victims' relatives sue US government alleging negligence
They argue the U.S. Army could and should have stopped one of its reservists from carrying out what they call “one of the most preventable mass tragedies in American history.”
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