The first-degree murder trial of former New England Patriots star tight end Aaron Hernandez continues this week, with the attorneys arguing over whether recordings of Hernandez's jailhouse telephone conversations should be played for the jury. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today set in place a new set of rules that govern the resources available to incarcerated juvenile murderers who are now seeking to be released on parole.  The name of the case is Diatchenko v. District Attorney for the Suffolk District. (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed a Boston Municipal Court judge's dismissal of a drug case where the state laboratory had not analyzed the narcotics in a timely manner.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Butler. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that the Commonwealth had not proven beyond a reasonable doubt that two Taunton men were criminally liable for the loaded guns found in the attic of their apartment.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Dagraca-Teixeira. (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that the recent Crime Bill's reduction of drug trafficking threshold weights does not apply to defendants who were arrested before the law passed but whose cases were still pending after the law was enacted.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Didas. (more…)