Last month, a work stoppage by lawyers in Massachusetts who represent indigent defendants forced judges to dismiss cases against hundreds of people who had been accused of crimes, including violent ...

More than 100 cases were dismissed out of Boston Municipal Court amid the statewide public defender strike. What about in Brockton area courts?

The program that pays private attorneys to represent those who can’t afford a lawyer in federal court ran out of money last ...

For years, Democrats framed gerrymandering as a fundamental threat to democracy. Former president Barack Obama once called it ...

Nia Williams died on April 28. Investigators allege the 7-year-old suffered fatal damage to her organs after her mother ...

Outtakes: Roman Anthony looks ready to shoulder a considerable burden. The legend of the Vrabel fight is only going to grow ...

Ashley N. Franklin, of Hagerstown and Frederick, was found guilty Aug. 6, 2025, related to the 2021 malnutrition death of her ...

Surrounded by health care advocates and curious tourists peering into Nurses Hall, Gov. Maura Healey signed an expanded ...

There is no evidence that Hartgrove exploited any children he worked with at the church, according to the Precinct 1 ...

In youth talent news, Vitor Reis, a promising 19-year-old defender, has been sent on loan to Girona for the coming season.

Two people have been arrested following a boating incident in North Carolina that killed a 10-year-old girl and left one woman severely injured, prompting medical officials to amputate her left leg, ...