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The confirmation hearing for Gabrielle R. Wolohojian on Wednesday will be the second Supreme Judicial Court pick by Gov. Maura Healey of a nominee from eastern Mass. The last SJC justice from western Mass, Francis Spina, stepped down in 2016.
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Altogether, the high court could now decide whether three of the topics Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell certified as eligible to go before voters in November — representing half of the field — are in fact correctly written to appear on the ballot.
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Students at UMass Amherst who were arrested in October for trespassing while demanding the university cut ties with a defense contractor and and condemn the killings in Gaza had their hearing in court Thursday.
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Conrad Mainwaring, who was a hurdler for Antigua and Barbuda in the 1976 Montreal summer Olympics, entered the plea Thursday in Berkshire Superior Court.
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday nominated Appeals Court Judge Gabrielle Wolohojian to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Judicial Court, elevating to the state's highest court a longtime appellate judge who is also the governor's former domestic partner.
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The Springfield police department has been under a federal consent decree since 2022, which is a court-enforceable order seeking to improve policies and training related to Springfield officers’ use of force.
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The "Red List" label pushed Whole Foods, Hello Fresh, Blue Apron, and others to stop selling the shellfish caught in U.S. waters. More than 25,000 restaurants, stores, and distributors use the Red List to help guide purchasing and menu choices.
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In a landmark split ruling, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court declared it unconstitutional for judges to sentence anyone under the age of 21 to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Gov. Maura Healey nominated state Solicitor Elizabeth "Bessie" Dewar, who briefly succeeded Healey as Massachusetts attorney general earlier this year, to the Supreme Judicial Court on Friday, the governor's first nomination to the state's highest court.
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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Monday will hear a case seeking to overturn the state's mid-20th century switchblade law on Second Amendment grounds.