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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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John Adams Courthouse. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to sentence any adult under the age of 21 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. COURTESY OF CMH2315F VIA FLICKR

Mass. bans life without parole for adults under 21 in a landmark decision

George Lehman January 26, 2024
In Massachusetts, it is now unconstitutional to sentence any adult under the age of 21 to life in prison without the possibility of parole, a new ruling that will protect emerging adults across the state from life sentences and give potential second chances to those who previously received them. 
EDITORIAL: Robert Kraft case illuminates ethical dilemma around surveillance

EDITORIAL: Robert Kraft case illuminates ethical dilemma around surveillance

Editors September 22, 2020
Prosecutors decided not to appeal a court ruling that disqualifies video evidence allegedly showing Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, paying for sexual acts in a Florida massage parlor. Was the police surveillance justifiable? Not exactly.
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