Critics of traditional tough-on-crime district attorneys have argued that the old approach fueled mass incarceration and the ...

After 30 years as an attorney and more than 11 on the bench, District Judge Mark Johnson retired earlier this month in what ...

A jury held that a police officer used excessive force against a plaintiff. Now, the plaintiff is trying to recover the $132,175 judgment from the police department's insurance company.

Nancy Marks, the former Santos campaign treasurer, who lives in Shirley, was slated to be sentenced on Feb. 18. That ...