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Applicants sought for bankruptcy judgeship
Applications are being accepted for a federal judgeship on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Worcester.
Housing Court hosting landlord-tenant law training session in Salem
The Northeast Division of the Housing Court will host a free landlord-tenant law training session in Salem on June 12 for attorneys who volunteer with a Lawyer for the Day program.
Land Court updates guideline on effect of death on titles
The Land Court's chief title examiner has issued a memorandum revising Land Court Guideline 14, which addresses the effect of death on registered land titles.
House passes sweeping data privacy legislation
The state House of Representatives on June 4 unanimously passed a major data privacy bill that would give consumers new rights and impose restrictions on companies' use of personal information.
House votes to narrow scope of 2024 legislative audit law
The vast majority of House Democrats on June 3 voted to narrow the scope of a voter-approved legislative audit and create a formal process to govern public access to legislative records.
SJC approves amendments to rule on disposal of court records
The Supreme Judicial Court has approved amendments to SJC Rule 1:11, which governs the disposal of court papers and records.
Senate ready to give teachers second shot at Retirement Plus
The Senate is advancing legislation to allow teachers who missed the 2001 enrollment window to opt into the enhanced Retirement Plus program.
Boston judge critical of Trump’s mail-in voting executive order
A federal judge in Boston expressed serious concerns about President Trump's executive order on mail-in voting, highlighting potential constitutional issues and risks of disenfranchisement due to federal interference in state election administration.
DiZoglio blasts new House bill limiting scope of legislative audit
House Democrats proposed a bill to narrow the scope of legislative audits mandated by voters in 2024, limiting audits to specific administrative functions and removing court oversight, drawing criticism from Auditor Diana DiZoglio.
Domestic violence manslaughter, murder cases hit five-year high
Domestic violence-related manslaughter and murder cases increased nearly 20 percent in Massachusetts in 2024, rising to the highest number in at least five years, according to the latest report from the State Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team.
In final report on sheriff spending, IG warns it’s ‘time for the chaos to stop’
Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro issued his final report on county sheriffs' spending on June 1 and it hit Beacon Hill with a thud, and blame to go around.
Lawyers, others plead not guilty to massive insider trading scheme
Fifteen people, including a lawyer who worked at several major law firms, pleaded not guilty to federal charges that they participated in a decade-long scheme in which attorneys fed an insider trading ring tips about mergers.
