BOSTON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Massachusetts' top court on Friday appeared open to modernizing how state law treats engagement rings when marriage plans are called off, with one justice exclaiming it was ...

The Parole Board emphasized that its decisions are guided by legal standards and a thorough evaluation of each individual's ...

Federal immigration authorities are on pace to file a record number of deportation cases this year in Massachusetts. The statistics, released by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at ...

Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said ICE activity has impacted hundreds of cases prosecuted by his office ...

Over 100 criminal cases in Massachusetts have been thrown out due to an ongoing work stoppage by disgruntled lawyers who perform the majority of public defense work in the state, according to multiple ...

"So every John is a sex trafficker?" asked Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Scott L. Kafker in the courtroom last week. "Yes, your honor," replied Plymouth County Assistant District Attorney ...

A Massachusetts court struck down a 67-year-old ban on switchblades on Tuesday. The 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, which stated that ...

Alcohol testing issues sent a North Andover police officer back to jail — here's what the state's highest court had to say ...

BOSTON - Massachusetts approved court transcribers have not received a pay raise since 1988, an issue they're trying to get legislators to pay attention to. Paula Pietrella of Salem has worked as a ...