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Massachusetts Abortion Law Is Now in Effect: Healey’s Emergency Declaration Blocks the Referendum Pause. What Happens in 2028
Healey’s emergency declaration put Massachusetts’ new abortion law into effect November 6, so a 113,000-signature petition cannot suspend it. Voters may still decide repeal in 2028. Here is the law.
Latest News
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Former Cape Cod Rowing Coach Charged With Child Rape Dating to 2007: Why There Is No Time Limit
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Farwell Jury Begins Deliberating: Prosecutors Say He Went to Birchmore’s Apartment ‘to Save Himself,’ Defense Points to Suicide Ruling
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New Bedford Man Gets Life Without Parole in Aaron Britto Killing: Why His Age, 21, Made It Mandatory
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New Norfolk DA Djuna Perkins Plans Karen Read Audit, Proctor Case Review and Possible Birchmore Grand Jury
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Fall River Police Release Bodycam of Fatal Shooting of Nigel Vaughn: Why Investigators Found It Justified
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Tewksbury 18-Year-Old Charged With Threatening to Kill Trump: What the Federal Threat Law Requires
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Westborough Police Chief Found With Vodka in His Cruiser: Why He Was Cited, Not Charged With OUI
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3M’s $7.35 Billion PFAS Firefighting Foam Settlement: Who It Covers and How It Works
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Foxborough 16-Year-Old Charged With Murder in Dorchester Double Shooting: Why the Case Is in Adult Court
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Appeals Court Revives Global Premier Soccer Malpractice Suit Against Burns & Levinson
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Springfield Councilor Proposes Flock Camera Ban as New Bedford Mayor Offers Rules Instead
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Kseniia Petrova Frog Embryo Charges Dismissed: Why Prosecutors Dropped the Case
Court Decisions Explained
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SJC Affirms Bar on Serial Interlocutory Review: Latham v. Aramark (SJC-13990, Nov. 5, 2026)
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City Cannot Sue to Challenge Public Records Supervisor’s Orders Before Enforcement: Malden v. Supervisor of Public Records (AC 25-P-235, November 3, 2026)
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SJC Affirms Denial of Extraordinary Relief in Foreclosure Challenge: Gambee v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (SJC-13964, October 29, 2026)
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Overwhelming Evidence Defeats Breathalyzer-Tainted OUI Plea Withdrawal: Commonwealth v. Pierre (AC 25-P-1415, October 29, 2026)
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SJC Closes Door on Repeat Custody Appeals: Margis v. Margis (SJC-13993, October 26, 2026)
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Massachusetts Legal Guides
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Massachusetts Health Care Proxy: Witnesses, No Notary, and Why a Living Will Is Not Enough
The proxy is the document that works. The living will is not binding in Massachusetts, and neither one will stop an ambulance…
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Massachusetts Power of Attorney: No Witnesses, No Notary, and What That Really Means
Massachusetts has no statutory form and never adopted the Uniform Act. What actually makes a power durable, why springing powers fail in…
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Massachusetts Restraining Orders: 209A vs 258E, and the New Coercive Control Law
Two kinds of protective order, and choosing wrong costs weeks. Both are free. And the definition of abuse gained a fourth prong…
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Massachusetts Earned Sick Time: Who Gets Paid, How Much, and When
Whether your sick time is paid comes down to one number, and the way employers count to eleven is broader than most…
More Court Decisions Explained
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Late Service on Amended Complaint Does Not Cure Failure to Serve Original: Pierre v. Theodat (AC 25-P-1298, October 23, 2026)
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Service Failures Sink Triple Appeal: Pidge v. The Governor (SJC-13894, 13902 & 13905, Oct. 22, 2026)
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Appeals Court Upholds First Coercive Control Order Under Expanded Abuse Definition: Kehlani K. v. Tripp T. (AC 25-P-960, October 22, 2026)
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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)
More News and Trial Coverage
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Farwell Closing Arguments Friday: How It Works and What the Jury Must Decide
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Farwell Trial: Defense Rests Without Farwell Testifying. What Its Final Experts Told the Jury
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Massachusetts Ballot Question Results 2026: What Passed, What Failed and When Each Takes Effect
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Question 6 Passes: The Nature for All Fund, and Why Lawmakers Still Control the Money
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Question 4 Passes: Election Day Voter Registration Comes to Massachusetts in 2028
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Question 3 Fails: Massachusetts Keeps Party Primaries, AP Projects
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Matthew Farwell Will Not Testify: What the Jury Will Be Told About His Silence
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Question 2 Passes: Massachusetts Public Defenders Can Bargain Collectively Starting December 3, AP Projects
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Question 9 Passes: Massachusetts Keeps Its 2024 Gun Law With No Changes, AP Projects
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Question 8 Fails: Recreational Marijuana Stays Legal in Massachusetts, AP Projects
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Question 1 Passes: The Legislature and Governor’s Office Come Under the Public Records Law on January 1, 2027, AP Projects
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Dan Koh Wins the Open Sixth District Seat and Will Be the First Asian American to Represent Massachusetts in Congress, AP Projects
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Markey Wins a Third Term in the U.S. Senate Over Deaton. His New Term Starts January 3, 2027
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Healey Wins a Second Term as Massachusetts Governor. Her New Term Starts at Noon January 7, 2027
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Ten Troopers and Academy Leaders Got Immunity to Testify in Enrique Delgado-Garcia’s Death, Prosecutor’s Memo Says. What That Means
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Disabled Adult Son Can Pursue Claim for Losing His Father’s Care After Brookline Bus Crash, Federal Judge Rules
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Massachusetts Could Stop Changing the Clocks. The Senate Bill Moves the State to Atlantic Time, but Only If Two Neighbors Go Along
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Judge Refuses to Pause Her Ruling That Agencies Can’t Cut Massachusetts Grants Over New Priorities, Citing Confidence in the Courts