With the state so reliant on private attorneys, the stoppage has effectively crippled the courts’ ability to assign lawyers ...

Defendants are being released in Massachusetts in the wake of a prolonged dispute over pay for the state's public defenders, and one of those set free was charged with a serious crime.

BOSTON — Massachusetts’ highest court has initiated an emergency protocol that could see many indigent criminal defendants in Middlesex and Suffolk county courts released from jail or even have their ...

Economist Diane Coyle explains how backlogs and underfunding in tribunals and civil courts causes problems for business.

Three lower federal courts in Massachusetts, Maryland and Washington State have issued injunctions on the executive order while the cases proceed through the court system.

The Massachusetts high court has ordered an investigation into allegations of a relationship between a now-former judge in New Bedford and a prosecutor.

A big swath of the Massachusetts court system faces a potential hiring freeze if legislators do not boost funding levels beyond Gov. Maura Healey’s recommendations.

If Massachusetts' high court justices side with the state, it obviously won't bind other states to similar interpretations of their own sex trafficking statutes.

Massachusetts approved court transcribers have not received a pay raise since 1988, an issue they're trying to get legislators to pay attention to.

The highest court in Massachusetts on Monday weighed whether recordings of a hearing that granted custody of Harmony Montgomery to her father should be released.

She said Massachusetts boasts more than 60 specialty courts that focus on substance use disorders, mental health issues, veterans, and the homeless population.

Registration for the commonwealth of Massachusetts Trial Court 2025 court officer entry exam is open through Dec. 13. The exam fee is $100. Fee waivers and reasonable accommodations are available for ...