Knowledge of the law is not a substitute for a law degree for purposes of admission to the bar, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held Tuesday.

At a special election in February, Milton residents voted to reject an MBTA Communities Act zoning plan adopted by Town ...

On Nov. 18, 2003, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that same-sex marriage was protected by the state's Constitution.

As state, county and city law enforcement leaders evaluate their legal options to refuse assistance — or offer it — to ...

A new legal interpretation of longstanding state adoption law has upended the process for out-of-state birth parents. The ...

Court hearings for alleged high-profile customers of a Massachusetts brothel network will be open to the public.

The state's Supreme Judicial Court upheld a lower court ruling to permit public access to hearings on allegations against 28 ...

The alleged customers of the high-end brothel included politicians, corporate executives, doctors, military officers, lawyers ...

A top court in the state ordered a would-be bride late last week to return a US$70,000 engagement ring from Tiffany & Co to her former fiance ...

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court said Thursday that initial court hearings for the men accused of paying for sex at ...

Massachusetts' highest court on Thursday ruled that initial court hearings for 28 men accused of being customers of a ...