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Should Police Need A Warrant To Access Online DNA Databases?
Medical ethicist Arthur Caplan discussed the capture of the alleged "Golden State Killer" using data from a free genealogy service. -
The Future Of Stun Gun Regulation In Massachusetts
The Supreme Judicial Court struck down a law last week banning civilian possession of stun guns. -
Challenging The Massachusetts Bail System, One Arrestee At A Time
The new criminal justice law Governor Baker signed last week could prevent hundreds of small-time defendants from spending time in Massachusetts prisons… -
'Whitey' Juror Talks Letters With Bulger, New Novel Based On Trial
A juror who helped put James “Whitey” Bulger behind bars nearly five years ago and has since communicated with him via letters says she believes the… -
Speedy Trial Cases Go Before State's Highest Court
In the first week of every month between September and May, the state Supreme Judicial Court hears a number of oral arguments on cases that have made it… -
Sessions Pushes To Speed Up Immigration Courts, Deportations
The Trump administration has been trying to ramp up deportations of immigrants in the country illegally. But one thing has been standing in its way:… -
Federal Legislation Could Sidestep Court Challenges, Giving Mashpee Wampanoags A Reservation
On a sunny April day, nearly two years ago, an excavator knocked down a building in Taunton where the Mashpee Wampanoags were about to start building a… -
Baton Rouge Officers Will Not Be Charged In Alton Sterling's Killing
Updated at 3:20 p.m. ETLouisiana has declined to press charges against the pair of white police officers involved in the 2016 shooting death of Alton… -
At The State House, Negotiators File Compromise Criminal Justice Reform Bill
House and Senate lawmakers released a sweeping, compromise criminal justice bill on Friday, marking the end to months of negotiations over a piece of… -
Massachusetts Sees Highest Number Of Inmate Suicides Since 2014
Fourteen inmates died by suicide in Massachusetts prisons and jails in 2017, the highest such number of deaths since 2014, according to state and county…
