Religious liberty must be balanced against other values. Not surprisingly, they become the stuff of intense legal and ...

The Massachusetts judge presiding over Karen Read's second trial in the death of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe has ...

We talked to three defense attorneys about retrials they've seen, how they turn out and what they think of the Karen Read murder case.

Drug traffickers and violent offenders among illegal aliens detained by ICE after local authorities ignored federal detainers ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Springfield City Council has unanimously supported the ‘clean slate’ legislation. It’s part ...

The Supreme Judicial Court did not directly order what is known as a Daubert-Lanigan hearing, but instructed judges to conduct the detailed examination of ShotSpotter technology once requested.

The best criminal justice reporting tagged with "Lincoln, Massachusetts," curated by The Marshall Project.

A justice from Massachusetts’ highest court has appointed a special master to investigate claims that a New Bedford judge ...

A 25-year-old Guatemalan man who had no prior police or criminal record, according to his family, was detained by U.S.

From the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to the case against former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez, Massachusetts' courthouses have seen a number of shocking criminal ...