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New Hampshire governor signs controversial bail reform bill into law

JURIST

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey almost immediately rejected Ayotte’s labeling of her state as a “sanctuary state” and reminded Ayotte that Healey was a former prosecutor and attorney general who spent “a good part of her career investigating, prosecuting, and putting bad guys away.”

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US Supreme Court declines to hear case regarding jury size in felony trials

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Six states in the US allow for trials before six or eight-person juries in felony cases: Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts and Utah. The post US Supreme Court declines to hear case regarding jury size in felony trials appeared first on JURIST - News.

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The Unfinished Business of Felony Murder

The Crime Report

In 2017, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court abolished key aspects of its “felony murder rule,” the common law doctrine that made everyone involved in a felony that resulted in death guilty of first-degree murder—guilty even if they personally inflicted no violence and never intended to hurt anyone. The Rest of the Iceberg.

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Advocating for Voting Rights For Inmates With Felony Convictions in Massachusetts

The Crime Report

Restoring the right to vote for those in Massachusetts prisons with a felony conviction was called the next step in criminal justice reform by advocates on Thursday in front of the Election Laws Committee, Sam Drysdale reports for WBUR. Legislators Sen. Liz Miranda of Boston and Rep.

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Massachusetts Police Officers Suspended By Reform Commission

The Crime Report

Fifteen Massachusetts police officers had their certifications suspended by The Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission on Tuesday for violating commission standards by being arrested, charged with or indicted for a felony, Susannah Sudborough reports for Boston.com. .

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Massachusetts Police Officers Suspended by Reform Commission Face Major Criminal Allegations

The Crime Report

The first fifteen Massachusetts police officers suspended by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission (Post) are facing major criminal allegations including rape, indecent assault and bribery, Tom Mathews, Luis Fieldman and Chris Van Buskirk report for Mass Live. ”

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Maine man indicted on hate crimes charges for arson of Black church

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A Maine man was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday on hate crimes charges relating to the arson of a Black church in Massachusetts. Dushko Vulchev was indicted on four counts of damage to religious property involving fire and one count of use of fire to commit a federal felony relating to a fire at the Martin Luther King Jr.

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