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Boston Police Department officers at a protest

Social justice protests echo through Boston’s history

Daniel Kool February 18, 2021
In its almost 400-year history, Boston has never been a stranger to unrest. Protests began in late May, following the death of George Floyd, and continued until the winter.
John Adams Courthouse. The Massachusetts Trial Court has postponed the earliest possible return of in-person jury trials from Friday to Nov. 9 due to COVID-19 concerns. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Courts delay permission to start in-person jury trials

Rin Velasco October 22, 2020
The Massachusetts Trial Court has pushed back its earliest possible restart date for in-person jury trials from Friday to Nov. 9 due to coronavirus concerns.
East to West: Sept. 25, 2020

East to West: Sept. 25, 2020

Justin Tang September 25, 2020

Happy fall! Wrap up this week with some Daily Free Press news, including why in-person students are dissatisfied with online classes, how BU Admissions plans to conduct virtual campus tours, and more. FEATURING:...

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.
Prosecutor Steve Millen makes closing remarks during the trial Wednesday, mentioning the video of Tsarnaev giving the middle finger to a camera in a holding cell. ILLUSTRATION BY REBECCA NESS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Jury deliberation begins after closing statements in Tsarnaev case

Amanda Burke May 14, 2015

More than two months after the start of the trial for admitted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, U.S. District Judge George O’Toole spoke to jurors in court Wednesday about weighing the factors...

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