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Mass. highest court to weigh in on racial bias in predatory home loans
This week, the SJC will look at a case from the subprime lending debacle of the 2000s. -
Justice Stephen Breyer, an influential liberal on the Supreme Court, to retire
His decision gives President Biden his first opportunity to name a new justice to the court. -
The Supreme Court is weighing Harvard’s race-conscious admissions. What’s at stake?
“For selective private and public colleges, a lot is at stake,” says higher education reporter Kirk Carapezza. -
State’s highest court could weigh in on constitutionality of gig economy ballot question
The ballot question asks whether Uber, Lyft and DoorDash should treat Mass. workers as independent contractors or full employees. -
Starbucks drops COVID vaccine mandate after Supreme Court ruling
Starbucks is no longer requiring its U.S. workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, reversing a plan it announced earlier this month.In a memo sent… -
‘We never heard anything back’: Adoptive father of Harmony Montgomery’s sibling speaks out about missing child case
Montgomery’s case illustrates a too-common mistake in the state courts and child protective services, child advocate says. -
Boston likely to lose Supreme Court argument over flying religious flag at City Hall, experts say
The city refused to fly a Christian flag in front of City Hall and was sued. -
NH gov. questions Massachusetts' handling of Montgomery case
Sununu harshly criticized a Massachusetts court on Tuesday for placing Harmony Montgomery with her father and stepmother before N.H. could complete a study of their home. -
Why Massachusetts has a ‘culture of caution’ on clemency and commutations
Many attribute the state’s record to the “Willie Horton effect,” says legal analyst Daniel Medwed. -
As Rollins becomes US attorney, Mass. undergoes a transformation in local DAs
"To have three open seats at a minimum, all of them up for grabs, doesn't happen very often," says legal analyst Daniel Medwed.
