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Latest News in Massachusetts

  • July 09, 2026

    Mass. Justices Affirm Posttrial Forensic Exam Of Cellphones

    Massachusetts' highest court said Thursday that a man convicted of murder may seek posttrial access to cellphones to look for potential evidence in support of a new trial, explaining that a 2012 statute expanding access to forensic testing for biological material also applies to digital and electronic evidence.

  • July 09, 2026

    Mass. Man Says ICE Jailed Him Despite Lawful Status

    A 62-year-old Massachusetts man was detained for two days last year by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement despite offering proof that he was in the country legally, according to a suit filed Thursday in federal court.

  • July 09, 2026

    Supreme Court's Berk Med Mal Ruling Set For Test In Maine

    The U.S. Supreme Court's January ruling in Berk, which held that a federal plaintiff needn't follow Delaware's procedural rules for medical malpractice cases, is set for its first test in a Maine case in which healthcare provider defendants assert that the high court decision doesn't apply.

  • July 09, 2026

    Nutmobile Builder Says Ex-Workers Used Assets For Rival Co.

    A small Massachusetts company that built the Planters Nutmobile, the L.L. Bean Bootmobile and other novelty promotional vehicles says a group of former employees intentionally drove it into the ground while secretly using its funds and trade secrets to start a competing business.

  • July 09, 2026

    Mass. Voters To Decide Future Of Retail Cannabis Legalization

    Massachusetts voters will decide in November whether to repeal the legalization of retail cannabis in the Bay State after state officials confirmed Thursday that the campaign secured the necessary number of additional signatures to get on the ballot.

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