The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that a criminal defendant does not have the right to view the alleged victim's criminal record that had previously been sealed by a judge.  The name of the case is Wing v. Commissioner of Probation.  (more…)

According to the Boston Globe, a husband and wife who both work as teachers in Massachusetts public schools have been sentenced to serve 30 days in jail following their convictions for furnishing alcohol to a minor.  (more…)

A Lowell District Court jury took less than half an hour this morning to find a client of Spring & Spring not guilty of assaulting a police officer.  Attorney Chris Spring tried the case. (more…)

A federal judge in New York recently ruled that a man who wrote obscenities on a speeding ticket he was paying could not be criminally prosecuted because his written message was protected by the First Amendment. (more…)

In an interesting opinion delivered today, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court struck down as unconstitutional a law that criminalized individuals from making false statements that related to elections.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Lucas.  (more…)