Judge’s surprise retirement gives Healey SJC pick
Supreme Judicial Court Justice Elspeth Cypher plans to step down in January, giving Gov. Maura...
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Facial recognition at Bay Area airports: What you need to know
At airports, facial recognition helps improve security and efficiency. But it has privacy ramifications.
‘She cheated on me’ is no longer a defense for men charged with murder in Massachusetts: Supreme Judicial Court
"She cheated on me" is no longer a reasonable defense for husbands and boyfriends who...
Massachusetts judge ‘publicly reprimanded’ for his Facebook posts about the 2020 election
A Massachusetts judge has been "publicly reprimanded" by the Supreme Judicial Court for his Facebook...
Massachusetts Probation Service makes ‘great strides’ in slashing number of warrants for ‘failure to appear’
The Massachusetts Probation Service reported that it has "made great strides" in helping cut the...
Take a hike: SJC tosses ride app ballot measures
"We conclude that the petitions contain at least two substantively distinct policy decisions, one of...
Appeals Court tackles grave issue, cites dictionary in ruling ‘forever’ means eternity
Even the dead have rights, the state's highest court has ruled.
Massachusetts judge resigns after he was suspended for pinching court worker’s butt cheek
A Massachusetts judge resigned on Monday less than a week after the state's top court...
Supreme Judicial Court begins search for next chief justice of trial court
The Supreme Judicial Court has begun its search for a new chief justice of the...
South Boston killer denied new trial, calling it a ‘horror story’ didn’t taint jury: SJC
Edwin Alemany's Southie murder spree in the summer of 2013 was an American "horror story,"...