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Massachusetts courts have a hodgepodge of responses to rise in COVID cases
Defense attorneys say all courthouses should limit the number of people in their buildings for a period of time. -
In a year-end report, Chief Justice John Roberts emphasizes judicial ethics
U.S. courts need to do more to ensure compliance with ethics rules — including rules that preclude a judge from presiding over cases in which he or she… -
Former BC student who texted boyfriend to kill himself pleads guilty
Inyoung You, 23, received a 2 1/2 year suspended jail sentence and 10 years of probation. -
Protesters opposed vaccine passports in Boston — do they have a legal leg to stand on?
"Local governments have an interest in regulating public health," says legal analyst Daniel Medwed. -
AG Healey will appeal Holyoke Soldiers' Home case
A judge dismissed criminal charges against two former officials last month. -
Should adults with intellectual disabilities face harsh prison sentences? One legal expert weighs in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court considers the case of a man once deemed incompetent to go to trial, then sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. -
Tyrone Clark, free after 50 years, wants to help wrongfully convicted prisoners
"I’m not really angry at her because it really wasn’t her fault," Clark says of the victim. "And I have a heart to forgive.” -
Incorrect eyewitness identifications are common — even more so across races
The Black man who author Alice Sebold accused of rape in the 1980s was recently found to be innocent. The case is not unusual, says legal analyst Daniel Medwed. -
Abortion laws in Massachusetts: What you need to know
Abortion access is protected in Massachusetts, even with the end of Roe v. Wade. -
Ideology, not law, is swaying Supreme Court on abortion case, says Andrea Cabral
Any reason for overturning the Roe v. Wade precedent is “utterly absent,” the former Suffolk County sheriff said.
