Twenty-five more cases were dismissed Tuesday, while bar advocates said the 30 percent raise over two years is "ridiculous." ...

Dozens more defendants faced with criminal charges in the Bay State saw their legal woes disappear on Tuesday when the courts were unable to find them legal counsel.

The spending plan lawmakers sent to Healey on Thursday "addresses timely issues through key, targeted investments," state House Speaker Ronald J. Mariano, D-3rd Norfolk, said.

Some bar advocates, the private attorneys contracted to represent about 80% of the state’s public defense caseload, stopped picking up new cases in late May as they seek a $35-an-hour raise from the ...

A bar advocate holds up a sign demanding a pay raise during a rally on the State House’s Grand Staircase on July 31.

Maura Healey signed into law a raise for striking bar advocates, but movement leaders say it’s not enough. “This agreement provides a substantial raise for bar advocates that reflects our commitment ...

With "no end in sight" to a Massachusetts court protocol that allows criminal defendants to be released from jail and their charges dismissed, the Suffolk District Attorney's Office has begun to ...

It remains unclear if the $20 per hour raise, over the next two years, will end the lawyers ongoing work stoppage.

The proposed legislation is a welcome breakthrough, but the reporting to date does not suggest that a careful analysis has ...

Some bar advocates have said top Democrats ignored their calls or declined meetings. O’Brien and fellow bar advocate Sean Delaney met earlier Wednesday, before lawmakers announced their proposal ...