The coronavirus has heightened the need for more robust funding of organizations that provide civil legal aid, Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd said during the 23rd annual Talk to the Hill for Civil Legal Aid on Jan. 27, which was held virtually again this year due to the pandemic. “This event is always important, .
The Supreme Judicial Court has extended the current pause on all jury trials in state courthouses by two weeks to Feb. 14. The extension announced on Jan. 24 followed the court’s Dec. 31 order pausing jury trials in state courthouses in response to increasing COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts. The SJC first postponed jury trials in response to .
The 7-year-old girl was last seen in late 2019 while in the custody of her father, whom New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu called "a monstrous drug dealer."