State's Top Court Tosses Out Over 24,000 Drug Convictions
A report filed Tuesday with the state Supreme Judicial Court says more than 24,000 convictions in 16,449 cases have been dismissed as a result of the scandal.
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU Files Suit Against Fall River over Panhandling
The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts has filed a lawsuit against the City of Fall River for enforcing a state law regarding panhandling.
OPINION|Mike Hardman: Safe Injection Sites Needed for Drug Users
Massachusetts should adopt safe injection sites for drug users.
Hodgson: Drug-Sniffing Dogs Necessary Tool for Prisons
Some inmates' rights groups are hoping the highest court in Massachusetts will block a policy in which prison visitors are subjected to a search by drug-sniffing dogs before entering state-run facilities, but Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson doesn't think the policy should or will change anytime soon.
ACLU Eyes New Bedford
The American Civil Liberties Union is keeping a close eye on the New Bedford City Council.
Thursday night's meeting will discuss the future of an ordinance that would require panhandlers to obtain a license in order to beg for money.
ACLU Deputy Legal Director Sarah Wunsch tells WBSM News the ordinance is unconstitutional, saying free speech cannot be licensed...
Federal Court Rules
(Associated Press) - A federal judge has struck down two anti-panhandling ordinances in Worcester, saying they unconstitutionally restrict free speech.
One of the ordinances prohibited panhandling within 20 feet of bus stops, ATMs and restaurants...