Will Massachusetts' high court overturn a multifamily housing law? What was said in court
The seven-justice panel heard oral arguments from attorneys representing the town of Milton and the Massachusetts Attorney ...
Milton's opposition to MBTA Communities Law argued before Massachusetts high court
BOSTON - The town of Milton took on the state of Massachusetts at the Supreme Judicial Court Monday in a case that Attorney ...
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Massachusetts towns, state government clash over affordable housing mandate
The John Adams Courthouse in Boston, home of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. (Photo by Swampyank from Wikipedia ...
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Milton Gets Its Day in Court Over MBTA Zoning Law
The town argues that the state attorney general doesn't have the authority to enforce the MBTA Communities zoning law.
Massachusetts Top Court Treads Lightly Around Gun, Weapon Rights
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is taking a conservative approach to interpreting weapons regulations under US ...
Milton's rebellion over MBTA housing law: How will state's highest court rule
The MBTA Communities Act, signed in January 2021, requires 177 towns and cities in the commonwealth to designate at least one ...
I gave a Mass. judge a gift. The Supreme Court could learn from his response.
How can the highest court in the land operate with such lax ethical rules, while the lowest courts in Massachusetts are held ...
CT Supreme Court rejects bid to force arrests of two in Bridgeport absentee ballot controversy
Connecticut's Supreme Court rejected an attempt by three Bridgeport voters to force the arrests of two local political ...
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Karen Read defense team presents argument to have charges dismissed in Supreme Judicial Court appeal
Karen Read’s defense team submitted a lengthy filing to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Tuesday outlining their ...
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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Upholds 7-Eleven Franchise System in Denying Franchisees’ Challenge to Their Independent Contractor Status
On September 5, 2024, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) answered a second certified question in Patel, et al. v. 7-Eleven, Inc., et ...
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Massachusetts Announces 2025 Updates to Paid Family and Medical Leave and Other Benefit Programs: 4 Steps for Employers
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development has announced important updates to state employment benefits for 2025. The ...
Healey nominates first woman to serve as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court
Gov. Maura Healey has nominated a former Middlesex County prosecutor and the first woman to serve as the next Chief Justice ...