The judge blocked an executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs.

The Trump administration, like the Biden administration before it, has complained that judges are overreaching by issuing orders that apply to everyone instead of just the parties before the court.

Prosecutors recommended a year in prison.

Gov. Maura Healey called for him to resign Friday.

Fernandes Anderson, who represents Roxbury, Dorchester, Fenway and part of the South End, was indicted in December on fraud charges.

The judge will decide whether to temporarily block the Trump administration from removing the “X” option from passports and requiring that passports match a person’s sex assigned at birth.

The state police officer testified during Read’s trial that he sent profane texts insulting her, but insisted they didn’t impact the integrity of the investigation.

The tentative agreement sets aside billions nationwide to fight the opioid epidemic.

The publisher and editor of one of Everett’s longtime papers admitted to fabricating stories. The newspaper must shutter this week under the settlement.

A one-time policy opted for students to be admitted to Boston's exam schools based on performance and ZIP codes rather than standardized tests because it was not safe to hold exams in-person during the coronavirus pandemic.