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Father’s Care-and-Protection Petition Survives Dismissal: Care and Protection of Prince (AC 25-P-1124, Sept. 11, 2026)
Appeals Court holds that a father may pursue a care-and-protection petition in Juvenile Court even when a custody dispute is pending in Probate Court, because the two proceedings serve distinct functions and offer different remedies.
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Holick v. Boston Medical Center (AC-25-P-860, September 11, 2026)
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Father’s Care-and-Protection Petition Survives Dismissal: Care and Protection of Prince (AC 25-P-1124, Sept. 11, 2026)
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Appeals Court Restores Commission Discretion in License Revocation: Monsieur Touton v. ABCC (AC 25-P-304, September 10, 2026)
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Corporate Shell Game in Bankruptcy Backfires: Main Street Mortgage Group v. Tran (AC 25-P-568, Sept. 10, 2026)
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SJC Upholds Abusive Head Trauma Testimony in Infant Death Case: Commonwealth v. Shu Feng Hsu (SJC-13855, September 9, 2026)
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SJC Says Use the Lower Courts First: In the Matter of an Impounded Case (SJC-13838, September 9, 2026)
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Supreme Judicial Court
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Commonwealth v. Shu Feng Hsu (SJC-13855, September 9, 2026)
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In the Matter of an Impounded Case (SJC-13838, September 9, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Henderson (SJC-13482, September 4, 2026)
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Ahart v. Commonwealth (SJC-13891, September 4, 2026)
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Town of Nahant v. Northeastern University (SJC-13844, September 3, 2026)
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Iverson I. v. France F (SJC-13951, September 3, 2026)
Appeals Court
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Holick v. Boston Medical Center (AC-25-P-860, September 11, 2026)
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Care and Protection of Prince (AC-25-P-1124, September 11, 2026)
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Monsieur Touton Selection of Massachusetts, Ltd. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (AC-25-P-304, September 10, 2026)
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Main Street Mortgage Group, Corp. v. Tran (AC-25-P-568, September 10, 2026)
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Bousquet v. Commerce Insurance Company (AC-25-P-1008, September 4, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Pinney (AC-24-P-1472, September 2, 2026)