The justices relied on a long-settled understanding of the 14th Amendment that anyone born in the country, with very limited exceptions, is a citizen.

The court’s conservative majority ruled that state bans don’t violate the Constitution or federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education.

The Justice Department appealed to the Supreme Court after judges postponed the end of the program for about 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians.

A proposal to bring back rent control was thrown out less than a week after an income tax cut initiative was jettisoned.

Under the proposed system, a single all-party primary would be held in September in which all candidates would appear on the same primary ballot and all voters, regardless of party registration, would cast votes on that ballot.

A letter from the district casts doubt on Mayor Moises Rodrigues’ assertion that he didn’t know the identity of his accuser.

Jeffrey Shapiro, state Inspector General says Massachusetts' public defense agency is failing to meet caseload requirements and needs reform. The agency overseeing public defenders disputes the report's claim that the system is broken.

The suit argues that Read's acquittal last June revealed “an embedded culture of bigotry, misogyny, systemic failures, and institutional rot at the very core of both organizations.”

UnitedHealthcare called the suit “meritless.”

Ruling said the DOJ sought relief that no federal court can provide, leaving the judge with no choice but to dismiss the case.