A Massachusetts man who told police he was exorcising a demon and performing a baptism when he shoved his father's head under water multiple times has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter i...
Marshfield appears unlikely to draw a state lawsuit promptly after its Town Meeting on April 22 reportedly rejected a plan that would have complied with new zoning requirements for communities ne...
https://masslawyersweekly.com/2024/04/26/ag-marshfield-has-time-to-rethink-zoning-rejection/
A former Weymouth police officer pleaded guilty on April 23 to assaulting a man in his custody nearly two years ago by punching him about a dozen times without justification.
U.S. companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with competitors under a rule approved by the Federal Trade Commission on April 23, though the rule is sure to be challeng...
https://masslawyersweekly.com/2024/04/24/new-federal-rule-would-bar-noncompetes-for-most-employees/
The Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services is seeking nominations for the 2024 Adams Pro Bono Publico Awards.
https://masslawyersweekly.com/2024/04/23/nominations-sought-for-adams-pro-bono-publico-awards/
The Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Appellate Procedure is seeking comments on proposed changes to Mass. R. App. P. 4, 10 and 29.
https://masslawyersweekly.com/2024/04/23/amendments-proposed-to-rules-of-appellate-procedure/
Justice Gabrielle R. Wolohojian officially joined the Supreme Judicial Court on April 22, taking her oaths of office from Gov. Maura T. Healey in the ceremonial corner office at the State House.
https://masslawyersweekly.com/2024/04/23/wolohojian-sworn-in-bringing-sjc-to-full-strength/
Demanding more age-appropriate interventions for young adults charged with crimes, youth activists and formerly incarcerated people urged lawmakers on April 18 to advance bills that would overhau...
The Supreme Judicial Court on April 18 issued a set of further appellate review orders, granting review in two cases and denying it in 40 others.
https://masslawyersweekly.com/2024/04/19/sjc-issues-further-appellate-review-orders-9/
A search committee will lead the efforts to narrow down the field of potential candidates for the top job in the state's correctional system.
https://masslawyersweekly.com/2024/04/19/panel-to-vet-candidates-for-top-doc-job/