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SJC: Baker’s Emergency Orders Are Justified
The Supreme Judicial Court upheld the Baker administration's emergency actions, concluding that the governor was within his rights to order widespread closures. -
Wendlandt Becomes Second SJC Justice Sworn In This Week
Wendlandt is the first Hispanic judge to serve on the Supreme Judicial Court. -
Mass. SJC Takes On Facebook Data Sharing Case
The hearing comes two years after news of the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke and Attorney General Maura Healey launched her investigation into how Facebook handled user data. -
Gov. Baker's SJC Nominees Indicate 'Evolution, Not Revolution' In State's Highest Court
GBH News legal analyst Daniel Medwed says Governor Baker's picks to fill seats in the SJC reflect his more moderate ideological approach. -
Local News: Adapting To All-Remote Learning, COVID Cases Spike In State, And Massachusetts' Most Diverse High Court
These stories and more in the Under the Radar Local News Roundtable. -
With Unanimous Vote, Budd Makes History As SJC Chief
The council voted 7-0 to confirm Budd, who has been a member of the judiciary for 11 years. -
GBH News Legal Analyst On New SJC Pick: 'One Of The Kindest And Fairest Judges In The Whole Commonwealth'
Northeastern Law Professor and GBH News Legal Analyst Daniel Medwed discusses Judge Serge Georges. -
Federal Judge Approves Landmark $8.3 Billion Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement
The controversial deal hashed out between the Department of Justice and the maker of Oxycontin provides hundreds of millions of dollars of relief for communities hit hard by the opioid epidemic. -
Rollins Moves To Vacate Remaining Convictions Tied To Tainted Evidence From Drug Lab Scandal
State chemist Annie Dookhan was convicted in 2013 of tampering with evidence in thousands of drug cases. -
Baker Picks Boston Municipal Court Judge Georges For Last SJC Slot
Georges currently serves as an associate justice on the Boston Municipal Court sitting in the Dorchester Division.
