Middleboro has sued the Healey administration due to what it says is a “great abuse of power” as the state withholds previously committed grant funding in a fight over the controversial MBTA zoning plan.
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Massachusetts cities, towns fighting MBTA zoning plan weigh next steps: ‘Unfunded mandate’
Massachusetts cities and towns fighting the controversial MBTA zoning law are celebrating lightly after the State Auditor’s Office determined the mandate is “unfunded,” meaning they can seek an exemption from compliance until funding is provided.
Massachusetts SJC rejects bid for new trial in Philip Chism murder case
Convicted murderer Philip Chism, who was sentenced to life in jail for the brutal rape and slay Danvers math teacher Collen Ritzer, has lost his bids for a new trial and for his conviction to be tossed.
Allison Cartwright, victor of Boston’s hottest race, sworn in as $190K Suffolk SJC clerk
Progressive attorney Allison Cartwright was sworn in as clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of Suffolk County, marking a first for the court as she became the first person of color to hold the six-figure administrative role.
Every Massachusetts court to have Wi-Fi by next summer, court admin says
Some much needed technological improvement should be coming to every courthouse in Massachusetts very soon — including public Wi-Fi, court document accessibility from home and more remote hearings.
Alleged sex buyers tied to multi-state brothel continue fight to keep their names hidden
Lawyers for accused sex-buyers in a high-end brothel bust last year brought their arguments to the state Supreme Judicial Court, imploring the Justices to keep their clients’ identities out of public record Monday morning.
