Boston Ban on Religious Flags Inspires Suit
A civic group that wants to fly a flag of a red Latin cross over Boston City Hall brought a federal complaint Friday to get its way.
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Judge Skewers US on Separation of Immigrant Couples
A federal judge upbraided an attorney for the U.S. government Tuesday in a case where immigrants say their marriages to U.S. citizens led to their being targeted for arrest.
Read moreICE Accused of Targeting Immigrant Spouses of Citizens
Recasting a Guatemalan woman’s habeas case as a federal class action, the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts accused immigration officials Wednesday of targeting the spouses of U.S. citizens.
Read moreBoston Mom Brings Suit Over Fatal Police Shooting
A year and half after she watched in horror as police gunned down her unarmed son outside their apartment, a Boston woman brought federal excessive-force claims Wednesday against the city.
Read morePatent Spat Hinges on Early Disease Detection Techniques
A biotech firm claims in a federal complaint that Boston-area hospitals and universities are infringing its patented techniques of early disease detection.
Read moreGay Newlyweds Want Damages After Vistaprint Order Gaffe
Two men claim in a federal complaint that they were horrified on the eve of their wedding to find that Vistaprint had mailed them religious pamphlets instead of customized programs they had ordered.
Read moreAnime Enthusiasts Sue Over Trademark Dispute
The organizers behind the annual Anime Boston convention have laid down the gauntlet for Japanese pop culture appreciation in the Bay State by suing the organizers of a competing event.
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Free-Speech Rights Trumpeted at Boston Rally of American Nationalists
Surrounded by pro-Trump slogans and chants against “commie scum,” a progressive activist trumpeted free-speech rights at a Saturday rally organized by self-styled American nationalists.
Read moreRoll-Back of Campus Assault Rules Spurs Challenge
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was hit with a federal complaint Thursday by three women who say her unraveling of campus-assault guidelines will gut investigations or lawsuits they have pending.
Read moreSessions Rails Against Gangs, Immigrants in Boston Speech
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions praised law enforcement in Massachusetts for recent arrests while calling for more cooperation in the fight against MS13, a transnational gang he said has been wreaking havoc in major cities.
Read moreRetired Army Colonel Charged in Haitian Bribery Scheme
Announcing the arrest of a retired U.S. Army colonel, federal prosecutors say he helped launder bribes for Haitian officials in connection to a post-earthquake project.
Read moreTeamsters Acquitted at ‘Top Chef’ Extortion Trial
The four Teamsters who crashed a “Top Chef” shoot with shouting and slurs won acquittal on federal extortion charges Tuesday.
Read moreJury Deliberations Kick Off in ‘Top Chef’ Union Trial
A jury weighing federal charges against four Teamsters who antagonized the Boston set of the popular reality show “Top Chef” in 2014 began deliberations Thursday after six days of testimony.
Read more‘Top Chef’ Stars Testify Against Arrested Teamsters
Testifying against a group of Teamsters who crashed the set of Bravo television series “Top Chef,” stars Padmi Lakshmi and Gail Simmons said the ordeal terrified them.
Read moreProsecutors in ‘Top Chef’ Extortion Trial Say Teamsters Threatened Host
In opening statements of the union members’ extortion trial, prosecutors said Tuesday that a quintet of Boston Teamsters terrified Top Chef star host Padma Lakshmi with a threat to “smash your pretty little face.”
Read moreBoston Harbor Dredging Project Triggers Utility Settlement
Sued for interfering in dredging of Boston Harbor, the power company NStar reached a settlement with the U.S. government on Wednesday to install a new cable.
Read moreFamily of Man Killed During Marathon-Bombing Investigation Sues FBI
The family of a Florida man shot by an FBI agent during questioning over the Boston Marathon bombings has filed a wrongful death claim against the agency.
Read moreLawyers Accuse Divisive MA Sheriff of Stonewalling
A conservative Massachusetts sheriff who has pledged to supply federal deportation efforts with state resources faces a court complaint after ignoring a public-records request.
Read moreAaron Hernandez Acquitted of Drive-By Killings
Though still serving life in prison for a separate murder, former football star Aaron Hernandez was acquitted by a jury Friday of a drive-by shooting that killed two people in 2012.
Read moreHernandez Jury Begins Deliberations on Fatal Drive-By
Pointing to Aaron Hernandez’s “God Forgives” tattoo before the jury began deliberations on his double-murder charges Thursday, prosecutors said the evidence against the former football pro is clear.
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