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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. -
‘So few people have faith’: What do verdicts in Kenosha, Charlottesville and Brunswick say about America's criminal justice system?
“It’s not a ‘turning point’ and it’s not a ‘reckoning,’” says Renée Graham. -
Judge grants former Fall River mayor's request to delay start of prison sentence
Jasiel Correia, who was convicted of extorting recreational marijuana businesses, will report to prison on Jan. 10. -
All 3 defendants found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery
Arbery’s killing became part of a larger national reckoning on racial injustice after the graphic video of his death leaked online -
The long, complicated history of self-defense laws in the US
The Rittenhouse verdict sparked debate about self-defense laws and gun rights. Daniel Medwed breaks it all down. -
Judge dismisses charges against leaders of Holyoke Soldiers' Home
The judge said there was a lack of evidence that their actions led to the deaths.
