A Worcester doctor under investigation since 2023 for prescribing ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 has sued the Board of Registration in Medicine in federal court. What she alleges, and why federal courts rarely step in.
Six people, five from Fall River and one from Attleboro, are charged with running a sham marriage business that prosecutors say made $6 million. The allegations and the federal laws behind the charges.
The Suffolk DA found off-duty Boston officer Jose Valenzuela lawfully shot a man who was about to stab a teen inside the Boylston Street Chick-fil-A. What the report says, and Massachusetts law on defending another person.
The SJC ruled 5-2 that the age-21 requirement for a Massachusetts license to carry is consistent with the Second Amendment. The dissent wanted more historical evidence. What it means, and does not mean, for Question 9.
A dispatcher testified that Farwell told him never to talk about a January 2021 call referencing Birchmore. Her OB/GYN said she showed no suicidal signs but agreed on cross that Zoloft can cause suicidal thoughts.
Two October polls, nine questions: Suffolk/Globe finds Questions 3, 5 and 7 effectively tied while UMass/WCVB has them comfortably ahead. Both show the marijuana repeal losing and the gun law staying.
An FBI agent testified that a paternity test identified another man as the father of Birchmore's unborn child. Why that does not change the elements of the charges, and what the judge ordered about exhibits.
Both chambers passed a speed-tier system for e-bikes, scooters and mopeds in July, with moped registration and insurance and the repeal of the scooter law. They disagree on age limits, and the bill is in conference.
E-bike, moped, scooter or motorcycle: Massachusetts law sorts them into separate categories with different license, registration, helmet and speed rules, and the category decides which criminal laws apply.
Massachusetts scooter law requires a driver's license or learner's permit, a helmet, a 20 mph maximum and no riding after sunset. Both pending versions of the economic development bill would repeal it.
