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The Sackler Family Has Won Immunity From All Future Opioid Lawsuits
Members of the Sackler family who are at the center of the nation's deadly opioid crisis have won sweeping immunity from opioid lawsuits linked to their… -
What The Texas Abortion Ban Does — And What It Means For Other States
With the U.S. Supreme Court mum, a new law went into effect in Texas that bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. That's well before many women… -
Texas' 6-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect Overnight As The Supreme Court Stays Silent
Legislation banning abortions after six weeks is now the law of the land in Texas, effectively ending Roe v. Wade in the state. In a move that surprised… -
How Could It Happen? RFK Assassin Sirhan Up For Parole
Parole decisions like Sirhan Sirhan’s are "much more art than science," says GBH News legal analyst. -
'The Very, Very Tip Of A Huge Iceberg': Why Hate Crimes Are Often Undercounted
According to research at the Institute on Race and Justice at Northeastern University, official data on hate crimes is often undercounted and inconsistent. -
Taking The Stand In Your Own Defense Is Unusual — But It Happened This Week On Cape Cod
This week, a Cape Cod jury found Thomas Latanowich guilty of murder for killing Yarmouth police sergeant Sean Gannon in 2018. -
AG Maura Healey Upholds Baker's Vaccine Mandate: 'It's Absolutely Legal In My View'
With FDA approval of Pfizer vaccine, Healey says she expects more mandates to come. -
A 1905 Supreme Court Case From Cambridge Echoes Today’s Vaccine Mandate Debate
The Court ruled that “every well-ordered society” is obligated to keep its citizens safe. -
McCarrick Case Could Begin ‘A New Era’ For Going After Church Leaders, Says Lawyer
Defrocked ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick last week became the highest-ranking Catholic church official to be criminally charged for sexual abuse, for assault and battery on a 16-year-old boy in Wellesley in the 1970s. -
Wenham Christian College Asks Supreme Court To Take On Religious Freedom Case
A private Christian college on the North Shore is asking the Supreme Court to protect its freedom to decide who can teach at the school.
