A Massachusetts judge has been censured and will be monitored for at least a year for mishandling two criminal matters, the state Supreme Judicial Court announced yesterday.
A district attorney and congressional candidate from Massachusetts gave chase Sunday morning when a man grabbed a purse from a woman sitting at a counter at the restaurant where he…
A Massachusetts lawyer accused of serving as a closing attorney on multiple deals in a Boston-area mortgage fraud case has been charged with a total of 27 counts of wire…
A chief administrative judge had the power to prevent the probation department from hiring an individual who had six relatives working in the court system, reports the Aug 30, 2010 10:47 PM CDT
A Boston University physics graduate student has announced that he will appeal a reduced $67,500 award for downloading copyrighted music, calling the amount “equally as insane” as the $675,000 jury…
As law firms look to replace a significant portion of associate pay with discretionary bonuses, star associates may profit but others will lose ground financially, predicts the Aug 6, 2010 5:10 PM CDT
A basic principle law students are taught in first-year torts class is that defendants who happen to injure a fragile plaintiff can’t point to the victim’s weakness to excuse their…
An increasing number of criminals are mutilating their fingerprints in an effort to avoid detection, despite the pain caused by acid or burning metal used to create scarring.