The defense argues first, the Commonwealth last. What Kevin Reddington and the prosecutors are each expected to argue, assembled from nineteen days of testimony, and what happens once the case reaches the jury.
The public leans guilty three to one. The lawyers are far less sure, because Massachusetts makes prosecutors prove sanity beyond a reasonable doubt. The full evidence on both sides of the Clancy verdict, without a thumb on the scale.
A first-degree murder conviction would mean mandatory life without parole and an automatic Supreme Judicial Court review. Second-degree murder, a hung jury, and the civil commitment alternative each lead somewhere different. Here is the full map.
Massachusetts' 1983 right-to-shelter law survives, but the Legislature now rations it. Here is what EA family shelter legally owes families in 2026, from the six-month stay limit and extensions to eligibility screens and appeal rights.
Our running docket tracker of active litigation between the Commonwealth and the federal government: funding conditions, student data, Medicaid rules, elections orders, and the EPA endangerment finding, each with verified status as of August 2026.
One year after Massachusetts shifted broker fees to whoever hires the broker, the AG reports ongoing violations. Here is what the law requires, the workarounds being used, and how renters recover illegal fees.
Question 8 on the November 2026 Massachusetts ballot would repeal retail recreational marijuana sales and home cultivation while preserving decriminalized possession. Here is what the measure does, who is funding both sides, and the legal questions repeal would open.
Chapter 135 requires Massachusetts owners to register unrecorded firearms, including grandfathered assault-style guns, by October 28, 2026. Step-by-step MIRCS filing instructions, penalties, exemptions, and how the deadline collides with Question 9.
Massachusetts voters face nine statewide ballot questions on November 3, 2026, the most since 1994. Here is the certified list, what a yes or no vote does on each, and the deadlines for registering and voting by mail.
Question 9 asks Massachusetts voters whether Chapter 135, the 2024 firearms overhaul in force since October 2024, should stand. Yes keeps the law, no repeals it. Here is what the law does, who is fighting over it, and what repeal would leave unsettled.
