Knowledge of the law is not a substitute for a law degree for purposes of admission to the bar, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held Tuesday.

Court hearings for alleged high-profile customers of a Massachusetts brothel network will be open to the public.

A new legal interpretation of longstanding state adoption law has upended the process for out-of-state birth parents. The ...

BOSTON - Karen Read's attempt to get some criminal charges against her thrown out on the grounds of double jeopardy came ...

Did Judge Beverly Cannone have to ask the jury about each count? Massachusetts' highest court to decide future of Karen ...

Attorneys for Karen Read will ask the state's highest court this week to have two charges dropped following a July mistrial.

Massachusetts' top court on Friday ruled that a would-be bride must return a $70,000 engagement ring from Tiffany & Co to her ...

Massachusetts' highest court on Thursday ruled that initial court hearings for 28 men accused of being customers of a ...

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has overturned a 65-year-old rule that required judges to identify and give ...

The First Circuit Court of Appeals is the only one of the nation’s 12 circuit courts that does not have a Trump appointee.

In a long-awaited decision affecting the scope of privacy protections in Massachusetts, on October 24, 2024, the ...