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Massachusetts lawmakers pass bill that includes pay raise for public defenders amid legal crisis
Massachusetts lawmakers on Thursday passed a funding bill that includes a pay raise for public defenders as part of an effort ...
In Massachusetts, a Work Stoppage Forces Judges to Dismiss Criminal Cases
Seeking higher pay, lawyers for indigent defendants won’t take new clients. As a result, judges must dismiss cases against ...
Is it time for Massachusetts to hire more public defenders?
As the courts are ground to a halt with a work stoppage, is it time for the state to change its public defender system?
Editorial: Lawmakers must speak out on public defender strike too
Just as the Republic Services strike has been called out as a threat to public health, the bar advocate work stoppage ...
Massachusetts court-appointed attorneys could end work stoppage after pay agreement reached
Court-appointed attorneys say an agreement reached with Massachusetts lawmakers is a "critical starting point" toward ending ...
Charges dropped against more than 120 defendants in Massachusetts because they can't get attorney
More than 120 defendants in Massachusetts have had their charges — ranging from assault to drug possession — dropped after ...