Rhode Island woman admits to smuggling suboxone strips into prison, US Attorney says
A Rhode Island woman who admitted to a federal judge that she provided suboxone strips that ended up inside a local prison ...
Massachusetts families, lawmakers fighting to keep NIH funding for life-saving medical research
Families and doctors spoke out against the cuts at a roundtable at the UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Mass. immigration court case backlog likely to get worse, fired judge says
This story was updated at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, with more information from the Executive Office for Immigration Review. At the state’s new immigration court in Chelmsford, opened last ...
Trump administration is flouting an order to temporarily lift a freeze on foreign aid, judge says
A federal judge says the Trump administration has kept withholding foreign aid despite a court order and must at least ...
Judge won’t immediately block Trump administration’s abrupt halt to Catholic refugee funding
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday refused to immediately block the Trump administration’s abrupt halt to funding ...
Judge in Karen Read case tells defense to be ready to explain latest bombshell
The judge in the Karen Read case tells her lawyers to be ready to explain recent revelations by a specially appointed ...
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu files brief to block Trump administration’s cuts to NIH funding
Alongside other mayor, Wu is asking a federal judge in Boston to block President Trump from cutting NIH funding.
Narragansett 20-unit duplex project wins court battle against town. What the judge said.
NARRAGANSETT – A proposed 20-unit housing complex in Narragansett on 6 acres on Old Boston Neck Road will be able to move ...
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Researchers, Educators Rally in Downtown Boston To Protest Trump’s Research Funding Cuts
More than 300 researchers and educators rallied outside the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in downtown Boston on Wednesday ...
DOGE notches courtroom wins as Elon Musk crusades to slash federal government
Although some parts of President Donald Trump’s agenda are getting bogged down by litigation, Elon Musk’s Department of ...
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Parents Lose Appeal Over School’s Gender Identity Notification Policy
A federal appeals court ruled for a district in the case of a 9th grader who did not want officials to notify parents of gender transition.
Karen Read judge expresses ‘grave concern’ over claim that witnesses were paid thousands by defense
A Massachusetts judge abruptly suspended a hearing ahead of Karen Read’s re-trial for the alleged murder of her cop boyfriend after prosecutors claimed two expert witnesses in the first ...