JURIST

MAY 12, 2022

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Thursday agreed to pay a $56 million settlement to the families of veterans who contracted COVID-19 during an outbreak at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in 2020. The families filed the class-action lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

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JURIST

APRIL 14, 2023

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Friday charged Jack Douglas Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, over leaked classified US intelligence documents. On Friday, Teixeira appeared in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He did not enter a plea, pending another hearing on Wednesday.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 5, 2024

“Uber’s Consumer Contract Faces Hostile Massachusetts High Court; Company claims pop-up arbitration agreement is enforceable; Victim of car crash asks court to green light $60 million lawsuit”: Allie Reed of Bloomberg Law has this report. Huston argued the appeal for Uber; Matthew W.H. Wessler argued for the plaintiff-appellee.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The US Supreme Court Monday rejected a request to block a COVID-19 vaccine mandate being implemented by Mass General Brigham, a large Massachusetts hospital system. The post US Supreme Court rejects request to block Massachusetts hospital vaccine mandate appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Shake Shack has agreed to pay $244,500 to settle allegations that it violated Massachusetts child labor laws, including failing to obtain work permits and allowing minors to work more than 48 hours in a week, the state attorney general announced Tuesday.

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JURIST

MAY 24, 2022

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) Monday denied ExxonMobil Corp.’s The Office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey released a statement following the SJC’s decision affirming the rejection of ExxonMobil’s “ anti-SLAPP ” motion to dismiss by the Suffolk Superior Court.

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HowAppealing

AUGUST 14, 2023

“No Catholics Need Adopt: A Massachusetts couple is denied a foster child because of religious views.” The post “No Catholics Need Adopt: A Massachusetts couple is denied a foster child because of religious views.” ” appeared first on How Appealing.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 4, 2023

Fifteen Massachusetts police officers had their certifications suspended by The Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission on Tuesday for violating commission standards by being arrested, charged with or indicted for a felony, Susannah Sudborough reports for Boston.com. .

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HowAppealing

JUNE 10, 2024

“Massachusetts middle schooler banned from wearing ‘only two genders’ shirt loses federal appeals case; His attorneys were considering a Supreme Court appeal”: Rick Sobey of The Boston Herald has this report.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 23, 2022

A study conducted by researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine, the University of Massachusetts Amherst and University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School-Baystate, has called for bridge doses of medication for released jail inmates receiving medication-assisted treatment programs for opioid use disorder.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 11, 2021

Although this first birth certificate is a strong step forward, Massachusetts is overdue for an update to its parentage laws.

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HowAppealing

AUGUST 17, 2021

Massachusetts”: Law professor Josh Blackman has posted this article at SSRN. “The Irrepressible Myth of Jacobson v.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The post Massachusetts Rules That Being Told Of Infidelity No Longer (Partially) Excuses Being A Murderer appeared first on Above the Law. It is thou shalt not kill, not thou shalt not kill unless, like, you are super-duper mad about it.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 20, 2022

“Supreme Judicial Court rejects bid to legalize ‘physician-assisted suicide’; Right-to-die campaign now moves to Massachusetts Legislature”: John R.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 3, 2022

Women are more likely to have experienced sexual abuse in and before entering correctional facilities than men, while also having elevated mental health concerns, according to a study published by Prisoners Legal Services (PLS) of Massachusetts. The negative experiences of women in Massachusetts facilities is not unusual, statistics suggest.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 27, 2022

As Massachusetts lawmakers press for a moratorium on prison and jail construction, a new report from the Boston-based consulting firm The Ripples Group has concluded that the state’s only women’s prison needs to be replaced, echoing longtime calls for a new facility, reports the Boston Globe.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

“Massachusetts judge can be prosecuted for blocking immigration arrest, court rules”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued today.

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Mondaq

JUNE 6, 2022

Yesterday the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs announced the awarding of almost half a million dollars in grants by the Massachusetts Environmental Trust.

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LegalReader

MAY 24, 2022

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court said that ExxonMobil's anti-SLAPP defense is inadequate.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

“Battle over qualified immunity protections continues in Massachusetts despite Supreme Court duck”: Erin Tiernan of The Boston Herald has this report.

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ABA Journal

AUGUST 5, 2022

An eighth grade civics teacher, working with her students, helped win the exoneration of the last convicted witch in Massachusetts. Teacher Carrie LaPierre of the North…

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JULY 18, 2023

“Gun Rights Battles Brew in Massachusetts in Supreme Court’s Wake; Gun rights advocates call for ‘guardrails’ on state law; Courts split on how to apply Supreme Court test”: Allie Reed of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Massachusetts cops who faced accusations of misconduct at one department have found jobs at other departments throughout the state, Walter Wuthmann reports for WBUR.

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LegalReader

JULY 21, 2021

The lawsuit alleges that eBay employees mailed packages containing live cockroaches and spiders to a married Massachusetts couple.

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ABA Journal

AUGUST 17, 2021

Lawyers can’t exclude potential jurors during voir dire based on sexual orientation, the top court in Massachusetts ruled on Monday. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial…

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 6, 2023

The first fifteen Massachusetts police officers suspended by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission (Post) are facing major criminal allegations including rape, indecent assault and bribery, Tom Mathews, Luis Fieldman and Chris Van Buskirk report for Mass Live.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

This Massachusetts Court Has To Provide An Answer appeared first on Above the Law. Wainwright, but if appointed council hated people who remarried. And wrote 20 Facebook statuses about it. During the trial. The post Can You Zealously Defend Someone You Virulently Hate?

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

“Maura Healey Is Not Taking Judicial Ethics Seriously; The Massachusetts governor says that there is ‘no one more qualified’ to serve on the state’s highest court than Gabrielle Wolohojian, a former corporate lawyer who is also Healey’s longtime romantic partner”: Molly Coleman has this post at Balls and Strikes.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 7, 2023

Restoring the right to vote for those in Massachusetts prisons with a felony conviction was called the next step in criminal justice reform by advocates on Thursday in front of the Election Laws Committee, Sam Drysdale reports for WBUR. Legislators Sen. Liz Miranda of Boston and Rep.

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

The lawsuit alleges that Massachusetts "secretly" installed the tracing software because it knew that most residents wouldn't "voluntarily download" the program.

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EvidenceProf Blog

AUGUST 14, 2024

Federal Rule of Evidence 804(b)(2) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay In a prosecution for homicide or in a civil case, [for] a statement that the declarant, while believing the declarant’s death to be imminent, made about its.

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A proposed bill in Massachusetts could make it possible for inmates to donate organs or bone marrow in exchange for reduced prison time, Brandon Drenon reports for the BBC. Under the proposed law, donors would receive a reduction of 60 days to one year off their sentences.

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LegalReader

JUNE 7, 2022

In order to understand how seat belt use affects your ability to recover a settlement, you must first understand how comparative negligence works in Massachusetts.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JANUARY 8, 2021

This week, the Massachusetts State Legislature passed S.2995, This week, the Massachusetts State Legislature passed S.2995, The bill would place Massachusetts’ GHG reduction goals among the most ambitious in the U.S., By Amy Turner. and as of this moment it awaits Gov. Charlie Baker’s signature.

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LegalReader

JANUARY 6, 2021

The highest court in Massachusetts has determined that Uber cannot force customers into arbitration. According to The Boston Globe¸ Uber had required prospective passengers to consent to an online agreement before using the rideshare application.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

An analysis by the Cape Cod Times, Worcester Telegram & Gazette and USA Today has found that Massachusetts legislators, despite the state’s liberal reputation, have done little to combat racial profiling over the past 20 years, Jeannette Hinkle, Brad Petrishen, Dan Keemahill, Dian Zhang report for the USA Today Network.

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Above The Law

JUNE 15, 2023

Glad he never changed his privacy settings The post Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Broadens Evidence For Race-Based Conflict Of Interest And Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel Claims appeared first on Above the Law.

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