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Republican Virginia Attorney General Fires Jan. 6 Investigator From University Post
The top staff investigator for the House Jan. 6 panel was fired from his position at the University of Virginia by the state’s new GOP attorney general.
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If You Have a Child With Special Needs, Here's How to Plan for Their Life After You Pass
Planning for the life of your special needs child after you’re gone can be stressful. Working with specialized professionals and companies can help.
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How a 25-Year-Old With a Disability Lives on $33,000 in Chicago: ‘People Don't Realize How Expensive It Is to Be Disabled'
Britt Dorton is preparing to go to law school to become an attorney who focuses on disability and prisoner’s rights.
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How to Disaster-Proof Your Personal Finances
Here are some steps you can take to ensure your finances are in order in an emergency.
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Estate Planning for LGBTQ+ Families Is Crucial. Here's What You Need to Do
From wills to advanced directives, these legal moves can help protect LGBTQ+ families in the event of a serious illness or death.
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WATCH: Spitting Statutes, Pickle Precedent and More Weird Laws in Mass.
Trying to be a good, law-abiding citizen in Massachusetts? It may be harder than you think. We found and rated some of Massachusetts’ weirdest laws, ones that could easily be broken.
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15 Weird Laws You Could Accidentally Break in Massachusetts
Feel like cussing at a sports game? Spitting on the sidewalk? These weird laws are still on the books in Massachusetts and, along with Boston College law professor Dan Farbman, we looked into why.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Has Not Been Fully Granted Access to Legal Advice, Lawyer Says
Myanmar’s ousted leaders Aung San Suu Kyi and Win Myint have not been given their full “pre-trial rights,” according to a lawyer representing both of them.
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A Divorce Can Derail Your Finances. Here Are Some Money Mistakes to Avoid
Aside from the price tag of divorce, other parts of the process can unexpectedly end up costing one spouse if not handled properly.
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Avoid These Mistakes When Divvying Up Assets in a Divorce
If you are considering divorce or are already in the midst of it, be aware that division-of-asset mistakes can result in unanticipated taxes.
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Civilian Police Department Employee Charged With Larceny
The former administrative assistant for a Massachusetts police department is facing larceny charges after an audit determined about $5,200 in cash payments for firearms licenses was missing.
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NH Police: Driver Accused of Traveling 120 mph on I-95
New Hampshire state police say a driver has been accused of traveling at 120 miles an hour on Interstate 95.
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Worcester Boxer Charged With Assault
Police allege a Worcester boxer knocked a man unconscious outside a local restaurant. Khiary Gray was arraigned on numerous charges included assault and battery and unarmed robbery on Nov. 22. Officer Trevis Coleman alleges that Gray and several others knocked a man to the ground and then robbed him while he was unconscious.
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Lawyer: Impeachment-Related Ruling on McGahn Doesn't Extend to Bolton, Deputy
John Bolton’s attorney suggested Tuesday that a court order directing former White House counsel Don McGahn to appear before Congress has no bearing on whether his client and another ex-national security official he represents will testify. The statement from attorney Charles Cooper aimed to blunt public speculation that the judge’s order in the McGahn case could influence the actions of...
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Supreme Court Rejects Call for New Trial in ‘Serial' Podcast Case
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Maryland man’s bid for a new trial based on information uncovered by the hit podcast “Serial.”
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US Citizen Jailed in Lebanon as Country Deals With Crisis
In September, Amer Fakhoury closed his New Hampshire restaurant to take his first vacation in years to visit family in his native Lebanon — a country he hadn’t been to for nearly two decades. He hasn’t returned to the United States. Soon after his arrival in Lebanon, the 57-year-old American citizen was detained by authorities and remains jailed there. Doctors...
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Geena Davis Says She Never Legally Married Plastic Surgeon Filing for Divorce
Geena Davis testified Thursday that she does not believe she was ever legally married to a plastic surgeon who filed for divorce from her in 2018 even though a video of a 2001 ceremony shows her vowing to love him as her husband until death.
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Trial of Bay Area Teens for Rome Cop Slaying to Start in February
The lawyer of one of the two American teenagers jailed in Rome over the slaying of a Carabinieri police officer says their trial has been fast-tracked and will begin early next year.
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Victims' Lawyer: Prince Andrew Must Talk to US Prosecutors
Lawyers for the victims of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein say Prince Andrew should speak to U.S. investigators immediately, after the senior British royal withdrew from public duties over what he called his “ill-judged association” with the convicted pedophile. U.S. attorney Gloria Allred said Andrew should contact American authorities “without conditions and without delay.” Andrew announced Wednesday that he was pulling...
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Man Found Guilty in State Trooper's Death Sentenced to 5-7 Years in Prison
The man found guilty of multiple charges in the death of a 44-year-old Massachusetts State Police trooper learned his fate on Thursday afternoon. David Njuguna, of Webster, was sentenced to 5-7 years in prison in the crash that killed Trooper Thomas Clardy on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Charlton on March 16, 2016. Njuguna was found guilty last week in Worcester...