The Massachusetts Appeals Court decisions on 209A abuse prevention orders and 258E harassment prevention orders from the week ...

The SJC upheld the age-21 license to carry requirement in Commonwealth v. Thomson under the Bruen test. What it means for a ...

In Commonwealth v. Bennett the Appeals Court held that holding a person’s ID for a warrant check was an unlawful seizure and affirmed suppression.

The Appeals Court applied the 2024 coercive control definition to uphold a 209A abuse prevention order extension in Kehlani K. v. Tripp T.

A person under 21 charged with possessing alcohol in Massachusetts faces a fine, a 90-day license suspension, and often a ...

A judge can fine a person convicted of hazing in Massachusetts up to $3,000 and jail the person for up to one year. Consent is not a defense to a hazing charge.

A parent, party host, or bartender who furnishes alcohol to a person under 21 in Massachusetts faces a fine of up to $2,000, up to a year in jail, or both.

The BMC Charlestown Division at 3 City Square hears criminal cases from Charlestown, including OUI cases from the Tobin ...

The BMC South Boston Division at 535 East Broadway hears criminal cases from South Boston and the Seaport District. Clerk’s ...

The BMC Roxbury Division at 85 Warren Street hears criminal cases from Roxbury, the Fenway and Kenmore Square, including Northeastern and Boston University student cases. Clerk’s office 617.427.7000.

The BMC Dorchester Division at 510 Washington Street hears criminal cases from Dorchester, including the UMass Boston campus ...

The BMC East Boston Division at 37 Meridian Street hears criminal cases from East Boston, Winthrop and Logan International ...