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DEPOSIT PHOTOS A federal judge has ruled for the first time in Massachusetts that emotional distress damages are unavailable to students bringing Title IX claims based on the failure of school officials to adequately investigate and address claims of sexual assault. The case arose when a student at North Andover High School and the mother
In a remarkable ruling, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld the right of citizens to speak when public comment is under way at a public meeting, even if speakers use
In an age of division, the court ruled that towns could not mandate polite discourse at public meetings. One official called the decision “very dispiriting.”
Louise Barron, who filed the lawsuit with her husband, Jack, and a Southborough neighbor, said she had sparred with town leaders for years.
Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction of William Earl Latham, 71, for aggravated stalking.