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https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/09/06/massachusetts-woburn-clerks-police-prostitution-dismissals-charges
Mass. court data shows disparities in prostitution charges | WBUR News
Clerks were more likely to approve criminal charges against women and people without a lawyer in confidential hearings, according to a WBUR examination of...
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https://www.wcvb.com/article/mass-high-court-ruling-revives-hope-new-bedford-serial-killings/71028221
Mass. court ruling revives hope in New Bedford serial killings
Apr 15, 2026 - Massachusetts’ high court orders DNA testing in a 1988 case, raising hopes for answers in the New Bedford Highway Killer killings.
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https://www.wcvb.com/article/stefon-diggs-lawyer-change-feb-13-2026/70343174
Diggs appears in Mass. court on strangulation, assault charges
Feb 13, 2026 - New England Patriots' superstar wide receiver Stefon Diggs was in a Massachusetts courtroom Friday to face charges that he assaulted a private chef last year.
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https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/norfolk-county/25-investigates-exclusive-video-shows-mass-court-officers-forcibly-subduing-handcuffed-teen-leg/KCZQ33A6D5CDJA2MLCG4VXBWGE/
25 Investigates: Exclusive video shows Mass. court officers forcibly subduing handcuffed teen in...
Jun 30, 2022 - Security camera footage from inside a holding cell shows two court officers in Quincy District Court using force to subdue a teenage boy.
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/12/16/ice-courthouses-arrest-massachusetts
ICE agents are staking out local courthouses. As they've roamed the halls, Mass. court arrests...
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said ICE activity has impacted hundreds of cases prosecuted by his office — noting instances in which defendants...
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https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/03/harvard-supreme-court-mass-incarceration
The Supreme Court and Mass Incarceration | Harvard Magazine
Feb 14, 2025 - A legal scholar’s harsh assessment of the Supreme Court’s rulings on crime
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https://www.law.com/therecorder/2026/04/03/court-finds-mass-arbitration-campaigns-by-san-diego-and-las-vegas-firms-are-protected-as-public-speech/?slreturn=20260406143237
Court Finds Mass Arbitration Campaigns by San Diego and Las Vegas Firms Are Protected as Public...
New York Supreme Court Judge Phaedra Perry-Bond found the mass arbitration campaigns of Ben Travis Law and Kind Law was protected from what she deemed was a...
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https://www.itpro.com/security/privacy/357351/uk-mass-surveillance-regime-is-illegal-eu-court-declares
UK 'mass surveillance' regime is illegal, EU court declares | IT Pro
Oct 7, 2020 - Indiscriminate data collection contravenes rights to privacy and data protection, despite “national security” justification
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https://privacyinternational.org/press-release/4522/human-rights-groups-win-european-court-human-rights-claim-uk-mass-surveillance
Human rights groups win European Court of Human Rights claim on UK mass surveillance regime |...
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has today ruled that UK mass surveillance laws violate the rights to privacy and freedom of...
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https://phnompenhpost.com/international/fury-as-jakarta-court-dismisses-1998-mass-rape-lawsuit/
Fury as Jakarta court dismisses 1998 mass rape lawsuit - phnompenhpost.com
Apr 24, 2026 - The court’s dismissal of the case against Culture Minister Fadli Zon, which was done on procedural grounds, brings back a ‘very dark chapter’ for the victim's
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https://privacyinternational.org/node/2271
Q&A: European Court of Human Rights Rules UK Mass Surveillance Laws Violate Rights (from 2018) |...
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https://usconstitution.net/supreme-court-weighs-limits-on-roundup-mass-lawsuits/
Supreme Court Weighs Limits on Roundup Mass Lawsuits • U.S. Constitution
The Supreme Court appears divided over whether federal pesticide law blocks state failure-to-warn claims tied to Roundup. The decision could reshape large...
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https://www.wcvb.com/article/mass-court-bars-former-thief-sean-murphy-from-fundraising-for-veterans/70884699
Court bans Sean Murphy from fundraising for veterans in Mass.
Mar 30, 2026 - A judge barred Sean Murphy from charitable fundraising after finding that he engaged in deceptive fundraising that purported to be for the benefit of homeless...
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https://massdump.ghost.io/eric-mack-sjc-decision/
Police-Misconduct Records Are Not Private, Mass High Court Rules
Feb 3, 2026 - Records of police-misconduct investigations aren’t exempt from public disclosure under privacy exemption, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules
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https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/4525/qa-grand-chamber-european-court-human-rights-rules-uk-mass-surveillance-laws-violate
Q&A: Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights rules UK mass surveillance laws violate...
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https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/fury-as-indonesian-court-dismisses-1998-mass-rape-lawsuit
Fury as Indonesian court dismisses 1998 mass rape lawsuit | The Straits Times
Apr 23, 2026 - Rights groups called the ruling a major step backwards that further perpetuates impunity. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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https://www.finance-disputes.co.uk/2025/03/high-court-upholds-use-of-omnibus-claims-in-mass-motor-finance-litigation/
High Court upholds use of omnibus claims in mass motor finance litigation | UK Finance Disputes and...
May 20, 2025 - A recent High Court decision in claims brought by thousands of claimants against motor finance providers has reaffirmed the validity of using omnibus
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https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2026-03-31/mass-officials-decry-supreme-court-ruling-on-conversion-therapy
Mass. officials decry Supreme Court ruling on conversion therapy | GBH
State lawmakers say they’re already looking at how Massachusetts’ ban may need to be updated to comply with the decision.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/court-rules-uk-mass-surveillance-programme-unlawful/
Court Rules UK Mass Surveillance Programme Unlawful | Open Rights Group
In 2013, following Edward Snowden’s disclosure of information about major national mass surveillance programmes, the Open Rights Group teamed up with Privacy...
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https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/4206/qa-eus-top-court-rules-uk-french-and-belgian-mass-surveillance-regimes-must-respect
Q&A: EU's top court rules that UK, French and Belgian mass surveillance regimes must respect...
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