Prosecutors are balking at new evidentiary rules enacted by the state Trial Court, saying they will put extra burdens on ...

In the state of Massachusetts, criminal offender record information can be sealed three years after a misdemeanor and seven years after a felony. However, only 10% of the 672,000 Massachusetts ...

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The Massachusetts judge presiding over Karen Read's second trial in the death of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe has ...

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Springfield City Council has unanimously supported the ‘clean slate’ legislation. It’s part ...

On May 8, 2025, the Boston Bar Association hosted its annual White Collar Crime Conference, a reoccurring theme of which was ...

Drug traffickers and violent offenders among illegal aliens detained by ICE after local authorities ignored federal detainers ...

The Supreme Judicial Court did not directly order what is known as a Daubert-Lanigan hearing, but instructed judges to conduct the detailed examination of ShotSpotter technology once requested.

A justice from Massachusetts’ highest court has appointed a special master to investigate claims that a New Bedford judge ...

Criminal charges were filed against a young driver who admitted to being on their cellphone prior to a head-on crash ...

We talked to three defense attorneys about retrials they've seen, how they turn out and what they think of the Karen Read murder case.