Gov. Charlie Baker nominated Kimberly Budd on Wednesday to serve as chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, the state’s highest appellate court. If confirmed, the SJC associate justice would be the first Black woman to hold the top position.
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.
Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts hoped to reduce the number of inmates to improve social distancing in prisons and jails during COVID-19. On Tuesday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court denied the preliminary injunction.
Some Massachusetts prisoners will be eligible for release from state custody in order to curb the spread of COVID-19 in correctional facilities, according to a new ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Amid inconsistent interpretations of the law among courts in Massachusetts, the Supreme Judicial Court standardized the offense as a civil infraction in every case.
Corporate lobbyists filed a legal motion with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Wednesday in an attempt to get the Fair Share Amendment taken off of the 2018 ballot.
The amendment, also...
Julie Eldred is an addict. The 29-year-old has struggled with an addiction to opioids for nearly a decade. In 2013, she was caught stealing jewelry to pay for her drug use, and sent to a treatment program...
