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Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

• NEMBA Ramadan Iftar May 9, 2025
  Members of the New England Muslim Bar Association joined recently for Ramadan Iftar at Ariana Restaurant in Brighton.
• SJC ruling holds important implications for design, construction professionals May 9, 2025
  A recent Supreme Judicial Court decision contradicts and undermines the achievement of fundamental underpinnings of contractual risk allocation negotiations and practices in the design and construction industry.
• Changing with the times at the DOR May 9, 2025
  Over the years, the Department of Revenue has responded to adverse decisions, evolving technology or demographic shifts with an aggressive “change with the times” mindset.
• ‘I lied like hell’ May 9, 2025
  False testimony cuts to the heart of our system of justice. We depend on the oath of witnesses to tell “the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth” to maintain the integrity of our system.
• Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican who became a liberal darling, has died May 9, 2025
  Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench, has died. He was 85.
• New tool helps seal eviction records in Massachusetts May 9, 2025
  The Trial Court this week launched the Eviction Sealing Guided Interview, a free online tool that guides individuals through the process of completing and electronically filing a petition to seal […]
• He was killed in a road rage shooting. AI allowed him to deliver his own victim impact statement May 9, 2025
  Arizona court allows AI-generated victim statement in sentencing, marking a legal first in how technology is used to share emotional testimony.
• Defense lawyer fourth in line to want out of representing client resistant to advice May 9, 2025
  A judge denied a court-appointed lawyer’s motion to withdraw from a health fraud case due to the defendant’s failure.
• Longtime ERA advocate sues over women’s right to register for draft May 9, 2025
  A new legal challenge argues women must be included in the draft under the ERA, reigniting debate over constitutional gender equality and Selective Service.
• Tufts student detained by ICE can be sent to Vermont, 2nd Circuit rules May 8, 2025
  Federal court orders ICE to return Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk to Vermont for constitutional rights hearings after controversial immigration detention