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A decision by an arbitrator is directed at troopers who qualified for religious exemptions from the vaccine mandate, but weren't offered options for staying on duty unless they got the shots.

BOSTON, MA — For some time, Tracy A. Miner and Megan Siddall had been kicking around the idea of an all-female firm focused on white-collar crimes and regulatory infractions. Then an opportunity presented itself and they decided to seize it. On Dec. 14, the pair announced the formation of Miner Siddall. The firm has the perfect acronym — “MS” — for what they say is Boston’s only all-women white-collar defense litigation boutique. “Certainly, almost every firm has a ‘token’ wom...

Robert Foxworth released from prison nearly 30 years after murder conviction By Jeremy C. Fox Globe Correspondent,Updated December 23, 2020, 6:53 p.m. Email to a Friend A man who spent nearly three decades in state prison for a 1991 Dorchester killing that both prosecutors and defense attorneys say he didn’t commit was ordered released Wednesday by a single justice of the state Supreme Judicial Court. Robert Foxworth, 53, was convicted of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Kenne...

Robert Foxworth, whose murder conviction has long been questioned, may finally see justice By Adrian Walker Globe Columnist,Updated December 22, 2020, 7:26 p.m. Email to a Friend “I ask these judges to close their eyes and act as if their child, or grandchild, or niece or nephew was the defendant, waiting for justice,” Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins said.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Robert Foxworth was tried and convicted in 1992 of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting...