Massachusetts

Massachusetts High Court Strikes Down Switchblade Ban

Aug 28, 2024

Massachusetts’ highest court struck down a state ban on carrying switchblades on Tuesday, ruling that the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision requiring modern gun restrictions to align with the nation’s history and tradition also applies to other weapons. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court determined that a 1957 law prohibiting the possession of spring-release pocketknives, commonly…
Massachusetts Top Court Considers Allowing Website Tracking Class Actions

Apr 4, 2024

Massachusetts’ Supreme Court recently entertained the notion that a law dating back to the 1960s, originally intended to prevent eavesdropping on phone calls and telegraphs, might also encompass the collection of users’ browsing data by website operators without their explicit consent. This potential interpretation emerged during oral arguments as the court considered two proposed class…
Mock Slave Auction On Snapchat Leads To Six Teens Charged In Racial Bullying Incident

Mar 25, 2024

In a case of racial bullying in Southwick, Massachusetts, six juveniles have been charged following their involvement in a racially charged online incident. The incident, which occurred on Snapchat, featured appalling language, threats of violence against people of color, and even a simulated slave auction. Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni revealed the charges after an…
Man Sues U.S. Government For $9.5M After His Snowmobile Crashed Into Black Hawk Helicopter

Mar 8, 2024

A Massachusetts lawyer, Jeff Smith, is embroiled in a legal battle against the government, seeking $9.5 million in damages following a harrowing snowmobile collision with a Black Hawk helicopter. The March 2019 crash, which nearly claimed Smith’s life, has led to a protracted federal lawsuit, with Smith contending that the government’s negligence is responsible for…