Court rules on alleged cheater who kept $70,000 engagement ring in case that challenged state law
Massachusetts has overruled a six-decade ruling that engagement rings are returned to the offended party in a former coupling ...
Karen Read's defense makes case to dismiss some charges before Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
BOSTON - Karen Read's attempt to get some criminal charges against her thrown out on the grounds of double jeopardy came ...
Hearings for suspected Massachusetts brothel customers will be public, SJC affirms
The alleged customers of the high-end brothel included politicians, corporate executives, doctors, military officers, lawyers ...
Hearings for accused brothel clients will be public, Massachusetts court rules
Massachusetts' highest court on Thursday ruled that initial court hearings for 28 men accused of being customers of a ...
Karen Read to go before the state's highest court. What is the Supreme Judicial Court?
Attorneys for Karen Read will ask the state's highest court this week to have two charges dropped following a July mistrial.
Healey nominates 3 to Massachusetts Superior Court
If Gov. Maura Healey’s nominations are confirmed, Sarah Kim, Ira Gant and Adam Hornstine will join the ranks of the 82 ...
WMass legislators call for Hampden County representation on state Appeals Court
Legislators want Gov. Maura T. Healey to boost Hampden County’s presence on the Massachusetts Appeals Court. And that has nowhere to go but up, since there hasn’t been a Hampden County Associate ...
Massachusetts highest court nixes legal rule on which ex gets the engagement ring
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has overturned a 65-year-old rule that required judges to identify and give engagement rings to the wronged party in a break-up. “More than six decades ...
Massachusetts judge replaced in Brian Walshe case, given 'special assignment' for Karen Read case
Massachusetts Judge Beverly Cannone was replaced this week in one high-profile murder case and given a "special assignment" ...
Massachusetts Would-Be Bride Must Return $70,000 Ring, Court Rules
BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts' top court on Friday ruled that a would-be bride must return a $70,000 engagement ring from ...
2 striking teacher unions in Massachusetts face growing fines for refusing to return to classroom
Two of the three striking teacher unions in Massachusetts have been fined for refusing to return to the classroom. Judges on ...