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Appeals Court Rejects Warrantless Frisk of Juvenile Based on Second-Hand 911 Tip: Commonwealth v. Vihaan V. (AC 25-P-500, September 30, 2026)
Appeals Court reverses juvenile delinquency adjudication for unlawful weapons possession, holding police lacked reasonable suspicion to pat-frisk car passenger despite 911 report of armed males in area.
Latest Opinions
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Commonwealth v. Vihaan V., a juvenile (AC-25-P-500, September 30, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Cotto (SJC-13583,-13584-&-13585, September 29, 2026)
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Walsh v. Hackett (AC-25-P-481, September 29, 2026)
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Executive Office of Health and Human Services v. Linda Manor Extended Care (AC-25-P-1194, September 29, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Hayes (AC-25-P-347-&-25-P-607, September 24, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Khadgi (AC-25-P-1208, September 24, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Williams (SJC-12702, September 22, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Beechman (AC-25-P-1082, September 21, 2026)
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Marshfield v. Commonwealth (SJC-13840, September 18, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Goulart (AC-25-P-396, September 18, 2026)
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Liz L. v. Ursel U (AC-25-P-281, September 15, 2026)
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AIF Dartmouth, LLC v. Hanson (AC-24-P-961-&-25-P-341, September 14, 2026)
Case Briefs
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Appeals Court Rejects Warrantless Frisk of Juvenile Based on Second-Hand 911 Tip: Commonwealth v. Vihaan V. (AC 25-P-500, September 30, 2026)
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Appeals Court Reverses on Immunity After Video Contradicts Plaintiff’s Account: Walsh v. Hackett (AC 25-P-481, September 29, 2026)
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Agency Can Hear Rate Appeal That Challenges Its Own Interpretation, Not the Regulation Itself: Executive Office of Health and Human Services v. Linda Manor Extended Care (AC 25-P-1194, September 29, 2026)
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Appeals Court Upholds Stalking Convictions and Sentence Reduction in Decade-Long Harassment Case: Commonwealth v. Hayes (AC 25-P-347 & 25-P-607, September 24, 2026)
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Appeals Court Applies Mendes to Confrontation Claim: Commonwealth v. Khadgi (AC 25-P-1208, Sept. 24, 2026)
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Supreme Judicial Court
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Commonwealth v. Cotto (SJC-13583,-13584-&-13585, September 29, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Williams (SJC-12702, September 22, 2026)
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Marshfield v. Commonwealth (SJC-13840, September 18, 2026)
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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)
Appeals Court
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Commonwealth v. Vihaan V., a juvenile (AC-25-P-500, September 30, 2026)
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Walsh v. Hackett (AC-25-P-481, September 29, 2026)
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Executive Office of Health and Human Services v. Linda Manor Extended Care (AC-25-P-1194, September 29, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Hayes (AC-25-P-347-&-25-P-607, September 24, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Khadgi (AC-25-P-1208, September 24, 2026)
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Commonwealth v. Beechman (AC-25-P-1082, September 21, 2026)
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Read Every Word: The Full Transcript of Lindsay Clancy’s September 29 Hearing, Including Reddington’s Outburst
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Lindsay Clancy Leaves Court Without an Answer: Not-Guilty Motion Under Advisement, Everything Else Pushed to November 2
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