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 ...
Supreme Judicial Court rejects new trial for man accused of killing teacher
The man convicted of raping and killing a high school teacher in Danvers, Massachusetts, was denied a chance at a new trial ...
Mass. Justices Issue New Guidelines for Courts Handling Self-Represented Litigants in Civil Cases
The new 49-page guide updates and supersedes the 2006-issued guidelines, and includes information about the 2016 ...
Court rejects parents' challenge to Massachusetts school's gender identity policy
A Massachusetts school district's policy against notifying parents without a student's consent if the child asks to use a ...
Man who raped, killed Danvers teacher Colleen Ritzer won't get new trial
Philip Chism was convicted in the 2013 death of Danvers High School teacher Colleen Ritzer. He was 14 when he followed Ritzer into a school bathroom, strangled her, stabbed her at least 16 times and ...
Karen Read asks federal judge to block her retrial on two charges in boyfriend's death
Read faces a second trial in April on charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter and leaving the scene of a crime.
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A timeline of the Karen Read case and the story behind the high-profile Massachusetts murder trial
Read's attorneys plan to appeal. September 11, 2024 - Karen Read's legal team files an appeal to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. September 12, 2024 - Canton police officer Kevin Albert ...
Supreme Court rejects challenges to abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’ laws that restrict protesters
The Supreme Court declined to consider overturning a 24-year-old precedent that upheld "buffer zone" laws limiting how close ...