15 Mar, 2025

Sex abuse charges dismissed for ex-Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, as judge rules 93-year-old is not fit for trial

Local News The once-powerful American prelate faced charges that he abused a teenage boy at a wedding reception at Wellesley College in 1974. Former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick appears for an arraignment at Dedham District Court on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Dedham, Massachusetts. David L. Ryan / The Boston Globe DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) […]

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March 4 trial date set for Trump in federal case charging him with plotting to overturn election

Crime The decision from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan denied a defense request to push the trial back until April 2026, about a year and a half after the 2024 election. Former President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Palm Beach, Fla. AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File By ERIC TUCKER, LINDSAY WHITEHURST […]

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Judge won’t delay Trump’s defamation claims trial

National News Judge Lewis A. Kaplan called the ex-president’s appeal frivolous. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks as he visits the Iowa State Fair, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) AP By LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press August 18, 2023 NEW YORK (AP) — A New York federal judge […]

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Trial over Kari Lake’s last challenge to loss in Arizona governor’s race ends for 2nd day

Trial over Kari Lake’s last challenge to loss in Arizona governor’s race ends for 2nd day – Arizona Digital News Home REAL ESTATE Trial over Kari Lake’s last challenge to loss in Arizona governor’s race ends for 2nd day Originally posted 2023-06-15 13:43:12.

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Judge chides Trump as ex-president testifies in civil fraud trial: ‘This is not a political rally’

Politics “He has a lot to say that has nothing to do with the case or the questions.” Former President Donald Trump speaks during a break in his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Oct. 25, 2023. AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File By JILL COLVIN, MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ and ERIC TUCKER, […]

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Trial of a man accused of killing a New Hampshire couple on a hiking trail nears conclusion

Crime Defense attorneys for Logan Clegg, 27, who is charged with second-degree murder counts of knowingly and recklessly causing the deaths of Stephen and Djeswende “Wendy” Reid, argued that authorities charged the wrong man. Logan Clegg walks along the Marsh Loop Trail, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Concord, N.H., during a viewing as part of his trial. […]

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Gun evidence is focus at the trial of a man accused of killing New Hampshire couple on hiking trail

Crime Logan Clegg, 27, is charged with second-degree murder counts of knowingly and recklessly causing the deaths of Stephen and Djeswende Reid by shooting them multiple times. Logan Clegg enters the courtroom at Merrimack County Superior Court, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Concord, N.H. Geoff Forester/The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool By KATHY McCORMACK, Associated […]

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Man awaiting trial for fatal Hingham Apple store crash has bail revoked because monitoring bracelet not charged

Crime “It is unfortunate that the court’s penalty was disproportionate to my client’s failure to keep the monitoring device fully charged,” Bradley Rein’s attorney said. Bradley Rein leaves court April 24, 2023. David L. Ryan / The Boston Globe By Associated Press updated on September 26, 2023 | 3:59 PM BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) — A […]

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Trial date set for Karen Read in controversial Canton murder case

Crime In a marathon hearing Friday, the judge in Karen Read’s murder case heard several motions and set a trial date for next March. Karen Read appeared in Norfolk County Superior Court for a pre-trial hearing in May. John Tlumacki / The Boston Globe, File Prosecutors and defense attorneys for Karen Read went head-to-head in […]

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Mass. man convicted of murder in 1993 to get new trial due to DNA evidence

Local News Thomas Rosa was convicted of the 1985 killing of 18-year-old Gwendolyn Taylor. Rosa, who has always maintained his innocence, was tried three times for the killing. By Associated Press September 10, 2023 | 8:21 AM BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts judge granted a new trial to a man who was found guilty of […]

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