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SJC Upholds Firearms Age Restriction, Drawing on Historical Militia Traditions: Commonwealth v. Thomson (SJC-13856, October 20, 2026)
SJC upholds minimum age of twenty-one for firearms licenses, finding the restriction consistent with founding-era tradition of supervised militia service and parental supply of arms to minors.
Latest Opinions
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Commonwealth v. Thomson (SJC-13856, October 20, 2026)
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Tarasuik v. DeSimone (SJC-13957, October 20, 2026)
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Tarasuik v. 162 Washington LLC (SJC-13981, October 20, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Robinson (AC-25-P-257, October 19, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Jackson (AC-25-P-933, October 16, 2026)
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Jangl v. Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (AC-25-P-168, October 15, 2026)
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CRG Acquisition, LLC v. Planning Board of Appeals of Holliston (AC-25-P-915, October 14, 2026)
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Daikin Applied Americas Inc. v. Russo (SJC-13881, October 14, 2026)
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Department of State Police v. State Police Association of Massachusetts (AC-25-P-321, October 13, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Holbrook (SJC-13776, October 9, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Goncalves (SJC-13880, October 6, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Walrond (AC-24-P-710, October 6, 2026)
Case Briefs
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SJC Upholds Firearms Age Restriction, Drawing on Historical Militia Traditions: Commonwealth v. Thomson (SJC-13856, October 20, 2026)
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SJC to Litigants: Use the Ordinary Appeal Process (Tarasuik v. DeSimone, SJC-13957, October 20, 2026)
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SJC Shuts Door on G.L. c. 211, § 3 Petition When Direct Appeal Available: Tarasuik v. 162 Washington LLC (SJC-13981, October 20, 2026)
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Appeals Court Affirms Involuntary Manslaughter Where Jury Could Doubt Defendant Knew of Knife: Commonwealth v. Robinson (AC 25-P-257, October 19, 2026)
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Appeals Court Reads Knowledge Requirement Into Loaded-Firearm-While-Intoxicated Statute: Commonwealth v. Jackson (AC 25-P-933, October 16, 2026)
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Supreme Judicial Court
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Commonwealth v. Thomson (SJC-13856, October 20, 2026)
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Tarasuik v. DeSimone (SJC-13957, October 20, 2026)
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Tarasuik v. 162 Washington LLC (SJC-13981, October 20, 2026)
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Daikin Applied Americas Inc. v. Russo (SJC-13881, October 14, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Holbrook (SJC-13776, October 9, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Goncalves (SJC-13880, October 6, 2026)
Appeals Court
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Commonwealth v. Robinson (AC-25-P-257, October 19, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Jackson (AC-25-P-933, October 16, 2026)
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Jangl v. Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (AC-25-P-168, October 15, 2026)
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CRG Acquisition, LLC v. Planning Board of Appeals of Holliston (AC-25-P-915, October 14, 2026)
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Department of State Police v. State Police Association of Massachusetts (AC-25-P-321, October 13, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Walrond (AC-24-P-710, October 6, 2026)
Legal News & Trial Coverage
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SJC Rules Massachusetts Can Bar Anyone Under 21 From a License to Carry. What Commonwealth v. Thomson Means, and Doesn’t, for Question 9
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Farwell Trial Day 6: Dispatcher Says Farwell Told Him ‘Never Talk About This Again’ After a Call About Birchmore, and Her OB/GYN Saw No Signs of Suicide
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Two Polls, Nine Ballot Questions: Suffolk Finds Questions 3, 5 and 7 Effectively Tied While UMass Has Them Ahead, and Both Show the Marijuana Repeal Losing
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Farwell Trial Day 5: FBI Agent Says Another Man Fathered Birchmore’s Baby, and the Judge Orders Exhibits Off the Government’s Website
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Massachusetts E-Bike and Scooter Bill: House and Senate Agree on Speed Tiers but Split on Whether 15-Year-Olds Can Ride an E-Bike
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E-Bike, Moped or Scooter? Massachusetts Law Treats Each Differently, and a Moped Rider Can Be Charged With OUI
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Massachusetts Electric Scooter Law Requires a Driver’s License, a Helmet and No Riding After Sunset
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Massachusetts E-Bike Laws: No License, No Sidewalks, and Why a 28 MPH Class 3 Bike Isn’t an E-Bike Under State Law
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Shawn Oliver Suspends His Campaign After OUI Arrest. His Name Stays on the Ballot, and a Vote for Minogue Still Counts for Him
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If You Vote Yes, Can Beacon Hill Undo It? The Constitution Lets the Legislature ‘Amend or Repeal’ Any Law Voters Pass, and It Has Before
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Who Is Paying for the Nine Ballot Questions? $21.7 Million So Far, and 98.5% of the Pro-Question 8 Money Came From One Group
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Jury Awards Ex-Boston Water and Sewer Manager $1.3 Million in Race Retaliation Case. Can a Public Agency Owe Punitive Damages? The SJC Says Yes
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Suspicious Powder Letters Reach Mass. Elections Division and Rep. Moulton’s Office. What the Hoax Laws Say, Even If the Powder Is Harmless
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Farwell Trial Day 4: FBI Examiner Says a Phone Linked to Farwell Searched ‘Can You Revoke Consent in Massachusetts’ After Birchmore’s Death
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Westfield Denies Data Center Permit Extension: How Massachusetts Special Permits Lapse, and the 20-Day Appeal Clock
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Final Healey-Minogue Debate: Healey Says a Judge Found the Springfield Courthouse Process “Flawless.” What the Court Actually Ruled