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In The Addiction Battle, Is Forced Rehab The Solution?
QUINCY (AP) — The last thing Lizabeth Loud wanted, a month from giving birth, was to be forced into treatment for her heroin and prescription painkiller… -
Judge Backs N.Y. Parents, Saying Their 30-Year-Old Son Must Move Out
The promise of adventure didn’t do it. Neither did the lure of independence, or the weight of his 30 years. Instead, it took a judge to pry Michael… -
In Boston Mob Trial, Ex-Mobster Witnesses Are Key — And Problematic
To prove their murder case against former New England mob boss Frank Salemme, prosecutors are calling ex-mob members whose own hands are hardly clean. -
From Mentor to Alleged Attempted Murderer
The Rev. Shaun Harrison Spent Some Of His Spare Time Advocating For Anti-Violence, Then Prosecutors Say He Tried To Kill One Of His Students After Recruiting Him To Sell Drugs At English High School. -
Supreme Court Decision Delivers Blow To Workers' Rights
In a case involving the rights of tens of millions of private-sector employees, the U.S. Supreme Court, by a 5-4 vote margin, delivered a major blow to… -
Supreme Court Upholds Individual Rights In Two Key Criminal Justice Cases
The Supreme Court handed down five decisions Monday, and one that could pave a path for legalizing sports gambling throughout the country got most of the… -
Should Universities Be Held Responsible When Students Commit Suicide?
This week, the state's highest court ruled that M.I.T. could not be held responsible for the 2009 suicide of a 25-year-old graduate student. -
State Supreme Judicial Court Considers Another Chapter in Drug Lab Scandal
Massachusetts' highest court has agreed to hear a case brought by the ACLU calling for the attorney general's office to be reprimanded for trying to downplay the scope of the Sonja Farak drug lab scandal. -
State's Highest Court Rules On College Liability For Student Suicide
Do colleges have an obligation to prevent student suicides? That was the subject of a ruling from the state's highest court Monday. -
Framingham Man Wrongfully Convicted Of Rape Seeks Compensation From State
Kevin O’Loughlin has always insisted on his innocence.
