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The Suffolk County Superior Court building in Government Center. Jury trials will resume in Massachusetts starting Oct. 23, according to a press release from the state’s Supreme Judicial Court. ALI AUDET/ DFP FILE

Mass. in-person jury trials set to resume in October

Nick Kolev September 22, 2020
State courts will begin Phase 1 of their reopening plan and address non-emergency matters for the first time since March.
The John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse in the Seaport District, where the U.S. District of Massachusetts Court is located. The court sentenced actress Felicity Huffman to 14 days in prison on Friday for her involvement in the college admissions scam. SOFIA KOYAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Felicity Huffman will serve 14 days in jail for college admissions scandal

Emanne Khan September 17, 2019
Huffman is the first parent to be sentenced, out of the the 34 parents who were charged after being caught in an FBI investigation.

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleads not guilty

Daily Free Press Admin July 10, 2013

With his left arm in a cast, his face slightly swollen and wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev­ — the suspected Boston Marathon bomber — made his first public appearance at the...

Emotional apologies in fourth week of Bulger trial

Daily Free Press Admin July 8, 2013

Emotions came to the fore from several people in the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse in South Boston as the fourth week of the James “Whitey” Bulger trial continued with testimonies from former Federal...

Victims testify in second week of Whitey Bulger trial

Daily Free Press Admin June 24, 2013

During the second week of James “Whitey” Bulger's federal trial, former hit man John Martorano and several victims of Bulger’s crimes testified in the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse in South Boston...

EDIT: Tsarnaev’s golden ticket

Daily Free Press Admin May 2, 2013

Dzokhar Tsarnaev’s case might have just been saved. Judy Clarke agreed to join his team of defenders to prevent him from the death penalty Wednesday. Clarke is known for representing insanely high-profile...

Protesters to challenge BU biolab in court on Thursday

Daily Free Press Admin April 8, 2013

Protesters of the Boston University National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories are set to renew the fight against the biolab in court after the lab received state approval in March, according to...

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