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Rachel Rollins is the first woman of color to be nominated to serve as Suffolk County’s district attorney. PHOTO BY FELIX PHILLIPS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Suffolk DA nominee aims to decrease incarceration in communities of color

Haley Lerner September 13, 2018
Rachael Rollins, a former prosecutor and the first person of color to serve as the general counsel for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, won the Massachusetts Democratic primary election on Sept. 4 for the Suffolk County district attorney seat.
Reports show that Massachusetts police departments nearly doubled their use of electronic weapons, like tasers and stun guns, from 2015 to 2016. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Electronic weapon usage by police nearly doubled in recent years

Camille Mojica March 21, 2018
Recent statistics show that Massachusetts police departments nearly doubled their use of electric weapons, such as Tasers and stun guns, from 2015 to 2016.

Northeastern hosts first-annual conference for LGBTQ+ law students

Hannah Shearer January 25, 2018

While many landmark Supreme Court cases dictate the lives of LGBTQ+ Americans, less than three percent of legal professionals representing them are LGBTQ+, according to the National Association for Law...

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