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Date

Case

Docket

SJC-13818

Homicide. Firearms. Assault and Battery by Means of a Dangerous Weapon. Constitutional Law, Plea, Assistance of counsel. Due Process of Law, Plea. Practice, Criminal, Plea, Assistance of counsel, Conduct of government agents, Disclosure of evidence, Voluntariness of confession, New trial. Evidence, Guilty plea, Exculpatory, Disclosure of evidence, Motive, Voluntariness of statement.

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Dates

April 6, 2026 - August 31, 2026

Docket

25-P-1222

Summary Process, Appeal. Judgment, Preclusive effect. Res Judicata. Real Property, Lease. Landlord and Tenant, Rent, Termination of lease. Notice. Statute, Construction. Practice, Civil, Summary process.

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Dates

May 7, 2026 - August 24, 2026

Docket

SJC-13877

Constitutional Law, Establishment of religion. Religion. Municipal Corporations, Fire department, Police, Mayor. Fire Fighter. Police. Injunction. Practice, Civil, Preliminary injunction, Standing, Taxable inhabitants' action, Motion to dismiss.

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Dates

May 6, 2026 - August 20, 2026

Docket

25-P-244

Contributory Retirement Appeal Board. Police, Injury on duty. Public Employment, Accidental disability retirement. Administrative Law, Substantial evidence. Practice, Civil, Review of administrative action, Judgment on the pleadings.

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Dates

January 16, 2026 - August 20, 2026

Docket

SJC-13865

Municipal Corporations, Parks, Use of municipal property. Parks and Parkways. Constitutional Law, Taking of property. Declaratory Relief. Boston. Statute, Construction. Trust, Charitable trust, Construction, Breach of trust. Practice, Civil, Standing, Declaratory proceeding, Dismissal. School and School Committee. Attorney General. Real Property, Easement, License. Contract, Construction of contract.

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Dates

April 8, 2026 - August 19, 2026

Docket

SJC-13847

Sex Offender. Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. Evidence, Sex offender, Expert opinion. Administrative Law, Agency's interpretation of regulation, Decision. Practice, Civil, Sex offender, Judgment on the pleadings.

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Dates

May 6, 2026 - August 18, 2026

Docket

25-P-1005

Massachusetts Tort Claims Act. Practice, Civil, Presentment of claim under Massachusetts Tort Claims Act, Summary judgment. Consumer Protection Act, Demand letter, Unfair act or practice. Negligence.

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Dates

May 8, 2026 - August 18, 2026

Docket

SJC-13878

Negligence, Construction work, Building contractor, Duty to prevent harm. Contract, Construction contract, Subcontractor. State Building Code. Practice, Civil, Summary judgment.

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Dates

April 8, 2026 - August 17, 2026

Docket

SJC-13940

Mandamus. Practice, Civil, Action in nature of mandamus.

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Dates

August 14, 2026

Docket

SJC-12678

Homicide. Self-Defense. Evidence, Self-defense, Prior violent conduct. Practice, Criminal, Assistance of counsel, Instructions to jury, New trial, Capital case. Constitutional Law, Assistance of counsel.

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Dates

May 8, 2026 - August 13, 2026

Docket

SJC-13823 / SJC-13835

Cellular Telephone. Constitutional Law, Search and seizure. Search and Seizure, Warrant. Practice, Criminal, Warrant, Motion to suppress. Time.

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Dates

January 5, 2026 – August 12, 2026

Docket

19-P-63

Constitutional Law, Assistance of counsel, Waiver of constitutional rights. Practice, Criminal, Assistance of counsel, Self-representation, Waiver, New trial. Waiver.

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Dates

November 5, 2025 - August 12, 2026

Docket

SJC-13873

Controlled Substances. Constitutional Law, Search and seizure, Reasonable suspicion. Search and Seizure, Threshold police inquiry, Reasonable suspicion, Pursuit. Threshold Police Inquiry. Practice, Criminal, Motion to suppress.

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Dates

April 6, 2026 - August 10, 2026

Docket

SJC-13821

Insurance, Liability insurance, Construction of policy, Coverage, Defense of proceedings against insured, Insurer's obligation to defend. Contract, Insurance. Medicine. Board of Registration in Medicine. Doctor, License to practice medicine, Prescription. Declaratory Relief. Words, "Professional services."

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Dates

April 6, 2026 - August 7, 2026

Docket

25-P-1027

Assault and Battery by Means of a Dangerous Weapon. Self-Defense. Evidence, Impeachment of credibility, Hospital record, Medical record. Interpreter. Witness, Impeachment. Practice, Criminal, Interpreter, Transcript of evidence.

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Dates

May 12, 2026 - August 7, 2026

Docket

SJC-13552

Homicide. Criminal Responsibility. Mental Health. Evidence, Medical record, Hospital record, Exculpatory, Expert opinion, Hearsay, Relevancy and materiality, Argument by prosecutor. Witness, Expert. Practice, Criminal, Hearsay, Argument by prosecutor, New trial, Capital case.

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Dates

March 6, 2026 - August 6, 2026

Docket

SJC-13657

Habeas Corpus. Practice, Criminal, Postconviction relief.

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Dates

July 31, 2026

Docket

SJC-13867

Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts.

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Dates

July 31, 2026

Docket

SJC-13232

Homicide. Controlled Substances. Resisting Arrest. Self-Defense. Practice, Criminal, Assistance of counsel, New trial, Capital case. Evidence, Self-defense, Expert opinion, Prior violent conduct, Prior misconduct. Mental Health.

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Dates

January 9, 2026 – July 30, 2026

Docket

25-P-928

Taxation, Corporate excise, Manufacturing corporation.

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Dates

April 8, 2026 - July 30, 2026

Docket

SJC-13852

Firearms. Evidence, Authentication, Court record, Prior conviction. District Court, Clerk-Magistrate. Clerk of Court. Practice, Criminal, Prior conviction.

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Dates

February 4, 2026 - July 29, 2026

Docket

SJC-13783

Homicide. Firearms. Evidence, Exculpatory, Impeachment of credibility, Identification, Disclosure of evidence, Police report, Third-party culprit. Practice, Criminal, Witness, Disclosure of evidence, Waiver, New trial. Witness, Credibility, Impeachment. Mental Health. Identification. Deoxyribonucleic Acid. Waiver.

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Dates

March 4, 2026 - July 28, 2026

Docket

25-P-29

Firearms. Controlled Substances. Constitutional Law, Search and seizure, Reasonable suspicion. Search and Seizure, Protective frisk, Container, Reasonable suspicion. Practice, Criminal, Motion to suppress.

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Dates

January 6, 2026 - July 28, 2026

Docket

25-P-197

Divorce and Separation, Alimony, Modification of judgment, Separation agreement, Notice, Appeal. Probate Court, Divorce.

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Dates

December 3, 2025 – July 27, 2026

Docket

2381CR00069 / 2381CR00065/2381CR00116 /. 2381CR00077 / 2381CR00087 / 2381CR00090 / 2381CR00071

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON APPLICABLE STANDARD FOR DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO SUPPRESS ON EQUAL PROTECTION GROUNDS AND DEFENDANT ZACHARY LAPORTE'S MOTION TO JOIN

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Dates

June 9, 2026

Docket

SJC-13797

Federal Preemption. Constitutional Law, Federal preemption. Municipal Corporations, Board of health. Cellular Telephone. Telecommunications Act. Telecommunications. Practice, Civil, Judgment on the pleadings, Dismissal.

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Dates

December 3, 2025 – July 23, 2026

Docket

2684CV00083-BLS2

DECISION AND ORDER ALLOWING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS AND DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO FURTHER AMEND ITS COMPLAINT

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Dates

June 15, 2026

Docket

2084CV00258-BLS2

DECISION AND ORDER ALLOWING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT

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Dates

June 16, 2026

Docket

2477CR00336 / 2477CR00337

FINDINGS OF FACT, RULINGS OF LAW AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS TO SUPPRESS (Paper No. 18 and Paper No. 28)

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Dates

July 15, 2026

Docket

24-P-1418

Zoning, Comprehensive permit, Building inspector, Lodging house. Lodging House. Practice, Civil, Zoning appeal, Summary judgment.

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Dates

November 17, 2025 – July 22, 2026

Docket

SJC-13938

Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts.

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Dates

July 21, 2026

Docket

SJC-13444

Homicide. Practice, Criminal, Instructions to jury, Request for jury instructions, Capital case.

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Dates

January 9, 2026 – July 21, 2026

Docket

2584CV02696-BLS2

DECISION AND ORDER ON SIX MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND SEVERAL RELATED MOTIONS

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Dates

June 9, 2026

Docket

2384CV01461-BLS2 / 2384CV01389-BLS2

DECISION AND ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO VACATE PRIOR ORDER DENYING T. MICHAEL MORGAN’S MOTION TO BE ADMITTED PRO HAC VICE AND TO WITHDRAW THE PRIOR MOTION

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Dates

June 10, 2026

Docket

2577CR0250

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE ENHANCEMENT {Paper No.14}

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Dates

June 17, 2026

Docket

2577CR00326

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO SUPPRESS EVIDENCE SEIZED WITHOUT A WARRANT (Paper No. 6)

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Dates

July 1, 2026

Docket

24-P-1358

Summary Process, Appeal. Bankruptcy. Attorney at Law, Lien. Lien. Landlord and Tenant, Attorney's fees, Habitability, Rent. Practice, Civil, Attorney's fees, Summary process. Damages, Breach of implied warranty of habitability. Consumer Protection Act, Unfair or deceptive act. Statute, Construction.

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Dates

January 16, 2026 – July 20, 2026

Docket

SJC-13794

Search and Seizure, Motor vehicle, Fruits of illegal search, Consent, Search incident to lawful arrest. Constitutional Law, Search and seizure. Motor Vehicle, Firearms. Consent. Firearms. Controlled Substances. Practice, Criminal, Motion to suppress.

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Dates

October 8, 2025 – July 17, 2026

Docket

SJC-13860

Renewable Energy. Public Utilities, Energy company, Electric company. Electric Company. Electricity. Zoning, Special permit, Permitted use, By-law, Board of appeals: decision. Municipal Corporations, By-laws and ordinances. Practice, Civil, Summary judgment.

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Dates

April 8, 2026 - July 14, 2026

Docket

25-P-103

Practice, Civil, Civil commitment, Commitment of mentally ill person. Witness, Expert, Physician. Regulation.

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Dates

May 4, 2026 – July 13, 2026

Docket

SJC-13804

Labor, Wages, Public works. Public Works, Wage determination. Statute, Construction. Words, "Improvements."

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Dates

March 4, 2026 - July 13, 2026

Docket

25-P-1055

Practice, Civil, Judgment notwithstanding verdict, New trial, Attorney's fees. Privileged Communication. Attorney at Law. Law of the Case. Massachusetts Civil Rights Act. Waiver. Civil Rights, Availability of remedy, Attorney's fees, Motion for attorney's fees. Libel and Slander. Conspiracy. Damages, Attorney's fees.

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Dates

April 6, 2026 – July 13, 2026

Docket

25-P-854

Practice, Civil, Civil commitment. Mental Health. Health Care Facility.

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Dates

April 28, 2026 – July 13, 2026

Docket

SJC-13941

Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts.

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Dates

Docket

SJC-13850

Homicide. Cellular Telephone. Evidence, Scientific test, Identification, Presumptions and burden of proof. Practice, Criminal, Postconviction relief, Presumptions and burden of proof. Evidence, Relevancy and materiality. Practice, Criminal, Discovery. Statute, Construction. Identification. Words, "Evidence."

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Dates

April 8, 2026 - July 9, 2026

Docket

25-P-710

Department of Children & Families. Adoption, Visitation rights. Parent and Child, Adoption, Custody of minor, Interference with parental rights. Interference with Parental Rights. Abuse Prevention.

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Dates

January 12, 2026 – July 7, 2026

Docket

24-P-448

Rape. Indecent Assault and Battery. Minor. Evidence, Prior misconduct. Practice, Criminal, Instructions to jury.

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Dates

September 4, 2025 – July 7, 2026

Docket

SJC-13807

Commissioner of Insurance. Insurance, Rate setting, Workers' compensation insurance, Commissioner of Insurance. Practice, Civil, Review of decision of Commissioner of Insurance. Administrative Law, Evidence, Judicial review, Rate setting, Findings.

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Dates

March 4, 2026 - July 6, 2026

Docket

24-P-1327

Sex Offender. Practice, Civil, Sex offender, Civil commitment, Report. Evidence, Sex offender, Expert opinion, Police report. Witness, Expert.

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Dates

January 5, 2026 – July 2, 2026

Docket

24-P-647

Rape. Child Abuse. Indecent Assault and Battery. Rape-Shield Statute. Evidence, First complaint, Motive. Practice, Criminal, Instructions to jury. Evidence, Relevancy and materiality. Practice, Criminal, Defendant's decision not to testify.

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Dates

February 6, 2026. – July 1, 2026

Docket

SJC-13798

Commissioner of Revenue. Taxation, Commissioner of revenue, Abatement, Estate tax, Interest and penalties, Appellate Tax Board: jurisdiction. Constitutional Law, Taxation, Excessive fines clause, Separation of powers, Trial by jury. Interest. Penalty. Jurisdiction, Appellate Tax Board. Statute, Construction. Practice, Civil, Abatement, Interest.

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Dates

December 3, 2025 – June 30, 2026

Docket

25-P-909

Jurisdiction, Custody of child, Nonresident. Child Custody Jurisdiction Act. Probate Court, Jurisdiction, Guardian, Custody of child. Minor, Custody. Parent and Child, Custody of minor. Guardian. Practice, Civil, Guardianship proceeding.

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Dates

May 13, 2026 – June 29, 2026

Docket

SJC-13819

Arbitration, Authority of arbitrator, Confirmation of award. Massachusetts Arbitration Act. Public Policy. Contract, Construction contract, Subcontract. Payment.

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Dates

February 2, 2026. – June 26, 2026

Docket

SJC-13713

Homicide. Deoxyribonucleic Acid. Evidence, Scientific test, Relevancy and materiality, Presumptions and burden of proof, Consciousness of guilt. Practice, Criminal, Presumptions and burden of proof, Postconviction relief. Self-Defense.

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Dates

January 5, 2026 - June 24, 2026

Docket

SJC-13926

Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts. Practice, Civil, Care and protection proceeding.

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Dates

June 24, 2026

Docket

25-P-102

Adoption, Care and protection, Parent's consent. Minor, Adoption, Care and protection. Parent and Child, Adoption, Care and protection of minor. Consent. Jurisdiction, Juvenile Court. Practice, Civil, Standing, Care and protection proceeding. Statute, Construction.

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Dates

April 15, 2026 – June 24, 2026

Docket

SJC-13893

Initiative. Constitutional Law, Initiative petition. Attorney General. Religion. Rent Control, Exemption. Landlord and Tenant, Rent.

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Dates

May 6, 2026 - June 23, 2026

Docket

SJC-13914

Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts

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Dates

June 23, 2026.

Docket

SJC-13904

Initiative. Constitutional Law, Initiative petition, Elections, Political party, Primary. Elections, Ballot, Political party, Primary. Civil Rights, Voting. Attorney General.

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Dates

May 4, 2026 - June 22, 2026

Docket

SJC-13885

Initiative. Constitutional Law, Initiative petition. Attorney General. Taxation, Income tax, Capital gain.

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Dates

May 4, 2026 - June 18, 2026

Docket

SJC-13927

Initiative. Constitutional Law, Initiative petition. Attorney General. Marijuana, Recreational, Medical.

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Dates

May 4, 2026 – June 12, 2026

Docket

SJC-13843

Real Property, Agricultural or horticultural use, Sale, Right of first refusal, Specific performance. Notice. Municipal Corporations, Notice to municipality. Evidence, Intent. Intent. Declaratory Relief. Practice, Civil, Declaratory proceeding, Summary judgment. Words, "That," "The rest."

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Dates

February 4, 2026 - June 12, 2026

Docket

25-P-74

Bond, Public works, Construction contract bond. Public Works, Payment bond, General contractor. Surety. Contract, Collective bargaining contract, Construction contract, Bond, Surety, Public works, Subcontractor, Third-party beneficiary. Notice, Timeliness. Statute, Construction. Practice, Civil, Summary judgment. Words, "Contractual relationship."

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Dates

October 10, 2025 – June 10, 2026

Docket

SJC-13924

Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts. Bail. Pretrial Detention. Homicide.

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Dates

June 9, 2026

Docket

25-P-606

Motor Vehicle, Operation, Operating to endanger. Negligence, Motor vehicle. Probable Cause. Practice, Criminal, Dismissal.

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Dates

April 15, 2026 – June 8, 2026

Docket

SJC-13841

Manufactured Housing Community. Real Property, Right of first refusal, Purchase and sale agreement. Practice, Civil, Standing, Declaratory proceeding. Statute, Construction. Notice. Lis Pendens. Declaratory Relief. Contract, Interference with contractual relations. Consumer Protection Act, Unfair act or practice. Words, "Reasonable evidence."

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Dates

March 2, 2026 - June 5, 2026

Docket

24-P-752

Sex Offender. Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. Evidence, Sex offender, Hearsay. Moot Question. Practice, Civil, Sex offender.

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Dates

February 4, 2026 – June 5, 2026

Docket

SJC-13903

Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts.

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Dates

June 4, 2026

Docket

SJC-13892

Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts.

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Dates

June 3, 2026

Docket

SJC-13857

Practice, Civil, Attorney's fees, Costs, Contempt. Contempt. Corporation, Charitable corporation, Non-profit corporation.

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Dates

February 2, 2026 - June 3, 2026

Docket

SJC-13842

Motor Vehicle, Operating under the influence. Evidence, Field sobriety test, Videotape, Wiretap, Intent. Intent. Practice, Criminal, Motion to suppress.

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Dates

February 4, 2026

Docket

25-P-352

Massachusetts Wage Act. Contract, Performance and breach. Municipal Corporations, Fire department. Fire Fighter, Retirement. Public Employment, Retirement benefits, Compensatory time, Vacation pay. Retirement. Statute, Construction. Practice, Civil, Summary judgment.

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Dates

November 17, 2025 – June 2, 2026

Docket

2581CR00133

FINDINGS OF FACT, RULINGS OF LAW, AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO SUPPRESS

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Dates

May 18, 2026

Docket

2384CV01461-BLS2 Consolidated with 2384CV01389-BLS2

DECISION AND ORDER DENYING T. MICHAEL MORGAN’S MOTION TO BE ADMITTED PRO HAC VICE

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Dates

May 18, 2026

Docket

2584CV01973-BLS2

DECISION AND ORDER ALLOWING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS

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Dates

May 6, 2026

Docket

2014-00817

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL

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Dates

May 20, 2026

Docket

SJC-13869

Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts

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Dates

May 27, 2026

Docket

SJC-13888

Commissioner of Correction. Imprisonment, Grievances. Mandamus.

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Dates

May 22, 2026

Docket

24-P-1132

Mobile Home. Manufactured Housing Community. Municipal Corporations, Special act, Rent control. Administrative Law, Hearing, Judicial review, Standing, Substantial evidence. Housing Court, Jurisdiction. Jurisdiction, Housing Court. Rent Control, Mobile home, Rent increase, Judicial review. Practice, Civil, Review of action of rent control board, Review of administrative action, Standing.

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Dates

October 8, 2025 – May 22, 2026

Docket

SJC-13785

Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts. Due Process of Law, Substantive rights, Competency to stand trial, Pretrial detainees, Commitment. Practice, Criminal, Competency to stand trial, Defendant's competency. Bail.

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Dates

January 7, 2026 - May 21, 2026

Docket

SJC-13774

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Dates

January 7, 2026 - May 21, 2026

Docket

SJC-13845

Real Property, Agricultural or horticultural use, Sale, Right of first refusal. Practice, Civil, Standing, Declaratory proceeding, Action in nature of mandamus, Summary judgment. Declaratory Relief. Mandamus. Notice. Municipal Corporations, Notice to municipality.

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Dates

February 4, 2026 – May 20, 2026

Docket

SJC-13781

Employment, Sexual harassment. Anti-Discrimination Law, Unfair educational practice. Statute, Construction. Practice, Civil, Counterclaim and cross-claim, Dismissal.

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Dates

February 2, 2026 - May 19, 2026

Docket

2484CV00083-BLS2

DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT BY RUSTY’S INC., MICHAEL RODERICK, AND THOMAS HANSEN

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Dates

April 29, 2026

Docket

23-P-1024

Sex Offender. Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act. Evidence, Expert opinion, Sex offender. Witness, Expert. Administrative Law, Hearing, Judicial review, Regulations, Substantial evidence.

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Dates

January 13, 2025 – May 15, 2026

Docket

SJC-13825

Fire Fighter. Municipal Corporations, Fire department. Employment, Retaliation. Anti-Discrimination Law, Employment, Burden of proof, Damages. Evidence, Motive. Damages, Under anti-discrimination law, Remittitur, Punitive. Practice, Civil, Instructions to jury, Special questions to jury, Damages, Judgment notwithstanding verdict, New trial. Jury and Jurors.

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Dates

January 7, 2026 – May 15, 2026

Docket

25-P-720

Obscenity, Dissemination of matter harmful to minor. Social Media. Constitutional Law, Indictment. Waiver. Practice, Criminal, Instructions to jury, Waiver, Loss of evidence by prosecution. Evidence, Best and secondary.

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Dates

March 16, 2026 – May 14, 2026

Docket

SJC-13864

State Lottery Commission. Lottery. License. Administrative Law, Regulations, Agency's interpretation of statute, Substantial evidence, Judicial review. Regulation. Statute, Construction. Constitutional Law, Regulation. Due Process of Law, Vagueness of regulation. Practice, Civil, Burden of proof, Judgment on the pleadings. Evidence, Acquittal in prior criminal trial. Rape.

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Dates

March 2, 2026 - May 13, 2026

Docket

24-P-1351

Assault and Battery on Certain Public Officers and Employees. Threatening. Mental Health. Criminal Responsibility. Insanity. Evidence, Insanity, Expert opinion. Witness, Expert. Practice, Criminal, Motion for a required finding.

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Dates

November 4, 2025 – May 12, 2026

Docket

SJC-13846

Department of Children & Families. Declaratory Relief. Injunction, Superior Court. Jurisdiction, Superior Court, Juvenile Court. Superior Court, Jurisdiction. Juvenile Court, Jurisdiction. Practice, Civil, Injunctive relief, Declaratory proceeding, Motion to dismiss. Minor, Care and protection. Administrative Law, Regulations. Grandparent.

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Dates

February 2, 2026 - May 8, 2026

Docket

SJC-13806

Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts. Practice, Criminal, New trial.

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Dates

May 8, 2026

Docket

SJC-13872

Supreme Judicial Court.

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Dates

May 8, 2026

Docket

SJC-13817

Practice, Criminal, Admission to sufficient facts to warrant finding, Plea. Alien. Controlled Substances.

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Dates

January 7, 2026 - May 7, 2026

Docket

SJC-13678

Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts. Due Process of Law, Substantive rights, Competency to stand trial, Pretrial detainees. Practice, Criminal, Competency to stand trial, Defendant's competency. Moot Question. Bail.

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Dates

November 3, 2025 - May 6, 2026

Docket

25-P-202

Adoption, Care and protection, Parent's consent. Parent and Child, Care and protection of minor, Adoption, Dispensing with parent's consent to adoption. Minor, Care and protection, Adoption. Practice, Civil, Care and protection proceeding, Adoption, Appeal.

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Dates

November 7, 2025 – May 6, 2026

Docket

SJC-13369

Homicide. Mental Health. Criminal Responsibility. Practice, Criminal, Jury and jurors, Argument by prosecutor, Voluntariness of statement, Motion to suppress, Capital case. Evidence, Bias, Argument by prosecutor, Expert opinion, Inference, Photograph, Relevancy and materiality, Voluntariness of statement. Jury and Jurors. Witness, Expert. Constitutional Law, Voluntariness of statement.

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Dates

February 6, 2026 – May 5, 2026

Docket

2681CR00066

FINDINGS AND ORDER ON COMMONWEALTHS' MOTION FOR§ 58A DETENTION

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Dates

April 21, 2026

Docket

December 8, 2025 - May 1, 2026

Homicide. Robbery. Practice, Criminal, Instructions to jury, Presumptions and burden of proof, Hearsay, Argument by prosecutor, Agreement between prosecutor and witness, New trial, Capital case. Due Process of Law, Identification, Prisoner's dock. Evidence, Identification, Presumptions and burden of proof, Hearsay, Argument by prosecutor, Joint enterprise. Felony-Murder Rule. Identification. Joint Enterprise.

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Dates

December 8, 2025 - May 1, 2026

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Jul 21, 2026 COMMONWEALTH vs. EMILIO DELAROSA

Jul 21, 2026 MARIE-ARMEL THEODAT v. BOSTON WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION, AND OTHERS[1]

Jul 21, 2026 GLENN WILDER AND OTHERS v. PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE AND OTHERS

Jul 21, 2026 COMMONWEALTH vs. SHAMUS HORTON

Jul 21, 2026 COMMONWEALTH v. JOSHMAR MENDEZ

Jul 20, 2026 AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. vs. KRISTEN VARDENSKI & another[1] (and a consolidated case[2])

Jul 17, 2026 COMMONWEALTH vs. CHERI DOBSON

Jul 14, 2026 SUNPIN ENERGY SERVICES, LLC, & another[1] vs. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF PETERSHAM

Jul 13, 2026 IN THE MATTER OF A.H.

Jul 13, 2026 JEREMIAH NICHOLLS & others[1] vs. VEOLIA WATER CONTRACT OPERATIONS USA, INC.2JEREMIAH NICHOLLS & others1 vs. VEOLIA WATER CONTRACT OPERATIONS USA, INC.[2]

Jul 13, 2026 HAVERHILL STEM LLC & another[1] vs. LLOYD JENNINGS & another.[2]

Jul 13, 2026 IN THE MATTER OF M.M.

Jul 10, 2026 BILLY COON vs. COMMONWEALTH

Jul 9, 2026 COMMONWEALTH vs. JAVAINE WATSON

Jul 7, 2026 ADOPTION OF COLTON (and a consolidated case[1])

Jul 7, 2026 COMMONWEALTH vs. ISRAEL ROSA FIGUEROA

Jul 6, 2026 THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION RATING AND INSPECTION BUREAU OF MASSACHUSETTS vs. COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE

Jul 2, 2026 MICHAEL TOMASO, petitioner

Jul 1, 2026 COMMONWEALTH vs. ROBERT ALBERT

Jun 30, 2026 ESTATE OF CAROLINE H. WALSH vs. COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE

Jun 29, 2026 GUARDIANSHIP OF FINLEY.[1]

Jun 26, 2026 J.C. CANNISTRARO, LLC vs. COLUMBIA CONSTRUCTION CO. & another[1]

Jun 24, 2026 COMMONWEALTH vs. PIERRE P. CADET

Jun 24, 2026 IN THE MATTER OF AN IMPOUNDED CASE

Jun 24, 2026 ADOPTION OF ZULA[1] (and a consolidated case[2])

Jun 23, 2026 ARCANGELO CELLA & others[1] vs. ATTORNEY GENERAL & another.[2]

Jun 23, 2026 IN THE MATTER OF AN IMPOUNDED CASE

Jun 22, 2026 MARTINA JACKSON & another[1] vs. ATTORNEY GENERAL & another[2]

Jun 18, 2026 LEWIS FINFER & others[1] vs. ATTORNEY GENERAL & others[2]

Jun 12, 2026 CAROLINE PINEAU & others[1] vs. ATTORNEY GENERAL & another[2]

Jun 12, 2026 WATERMARK LLC vs. R H BENEA CRANBERRY CO., INC., & others[1]

Jun 10, 2026 NEW ENGLAND CARPENTERS CENTRAL COLLECTION AGENCY & others[1] vs. ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY

Jun 9, 2026 COMMONWEALTH vs. BILLOEUM PHAN & others.[1]

Jun 8, 2026 COMMONWEALTH vs. LUIS A. CARVALHO

Jun 5, 2026 CROWN COMMUNITIES, LLC vs. PHILIP AUSTIN, trustee,[1] & another[2]

Jun 5, 2026 JOHN DOE, SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY BOARD NO. 190908 vs. SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY BOARD

Jun 4, 2026 PAUL L. MUCKLE vs. MARIE B. LAMOTHE & others[1]

Jun 3, 2026 KELVIN NOVA LIRIANO vs. SUPERIOR COURT IN SUFFOLK COUNTY

Jun 3, 2026 MAHABUB KHODA vs. BANGLADESH ASSOCIATION OF NEW ENGLAND, INC., & others.[1]

Jun 2, 2026 COMMONWEALTH vs. SCOTT M. GRIMALDI

Jun 2, 2026 GERARD FONTANA & another[1] vs. CITY OF BOSTON

May 29, 2026 COMMONWEALTH v. JOSHUA ALVAREZ

May 29, 2026 GLENN WILDER AND OTHERS v. PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE AND OTHERS

May 29, 2026 CAPITAL ARTISTS, LLC, DERIVATIVELY ON BEHALF OF ACTIVE PROTECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. ASAHI KASEI HOLDINGS US, INC., DEFENDANT, AND ACTIVE PROTECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., NOMINAL DEFENDANT

May 29, 2026 COMMONWEALTH vs. GEORGE T. RHODES

May 27, 2026 RYAN DUARTE vs. BRISTOL DIVISION OF THE PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT DEPARTMENT

May 22, 2026 JOSE L. NEGRON vs. SUPERINTENDENT, NORTHEASTERN CORRECTIONAL CENTER, & another[1]

May 22, 2026 LINDA DUCHARME vs. MOBILE HOME RENT CONTROL BOARD OF CHICOPEE & another[1]