News and Noteworthy

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  Judicial Leaders, Legislator to Speak at Brockton Court Service Center Event

  The Massachusetts Trial Court invites the public to an event to learn more about the Brockton Court Service Center located in the George N. Covett Courthouse. Trial Court Chief Justice Paula Carey, Trial Court Administrator Jonathan Williams, and House Chair of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary Claire Cronin, will deliver introductory remarks, followed by a brief speaking program highlighting the services the Court Service Center offers to the public. Read Full Article
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  Drug Companies Want New Judge In Opioid Case

  ​Some of the defendant drug wholesalers and pharmacies are calling for the disqualification of the judge overseeing the federal court cases about their alleged responsibility for the nationwide opioid crisis. Read Full Article
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  SJC Rules for Suffolk DA’s Discretion

  ​On Monday Associate Justice Frank Gaziano ruled that a Boston Municipal Court judge had no authority to overrule the Suffolk District Attorney’s decision not to prosecute some of the counter demonstrators arrested at the recent Straight Pride Parade in Boston. Read Full Article
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  Introducing LLMC Digital

  All Social Law Library members now have access anytime, anywhere to LLMC Digital, a database that contains a wealth of important sources for legal researchers. LLMC’s collections include court decisions, legislative and administrative agency materials for federal, state and foreign jurisdictions. Read Full Article
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  Service Members, Veterans and the Law

  On September 16, 1940, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act, establishing the first peacetime military draft in American history. Since then millions of men and women have served in the armed forces and many have had to deal with legal issues related to their service. Read Full Article