A Florida mother left four children, 14 to 9, home for five nights. Under G.L. c. 265, § 13L, the circumstances decide whether a Massachusetts parent is charged.
On October 29, 2026, the Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld a judge’s refusal to let Gerald Pierre withdraw the admission he made in a 2015 OUI case in the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal ...
The Massachusetts Appeals Court decisions on 209A abuse prevention orders and 258E harassment prevention orders from the week ...
A person under 21 charged with possessing alcohol in Massachusetts faces a fine, a 90-day license suspension, and often a ...
A person arrested for drunk driving in Quincy, Braintree, Weymouth, Milton, Randolph, Holbrook, or Cohasset faces a criminal OUI case in the Quincy District Court, at 1 Dennis Ryan Parkway in Quincy.
A parent who lets teenagers drink at a party in the family home, a college student who buys beer for underage friends, and a bartender who serves a 20-year-old can each face a charge under G.L. c. 138 ...
The SJC upheld the age-21 license to carry requirement in Commonwealth v. Thomson under the Bruen test. What it means for a ...
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 ...