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Scientists’ research again in limbo as Supreme Court rules $800 million in funding can be paused
Massachusetts’ attorney general says the ruling is “wrong and deeply disappointing.” -
Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut nearly $800 million of research funding in anti-DEI push
The order marks the latest Supreme Court win for Trump and allows the administration to forge ahead with canceling hundreds of grants while the lawsuit continues to unfold. -
Appeals court allows Trump to end temporary protections for migrants from Central America and Nepal
“I feel like the justice system has failed a community of over 60,000 people,” one immigrant with Temporary Protected Status told GBH News. -
Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins arrested, indicted for extortion
Tompkins allegedly extorted $50,000 from a multistate cannabis company. -
Lawmakers plan raises for bar advocates, but it may not be enough to get them back to work
The bill calls for a $20 raise over two years, instead of the $35 raise the private defense lawyers were seeking. -
Bar advocate: lawmakers should have known about 'crisis looming'
Leaders on Beacon Hill say they're working on a deal to end a pay dispute with the private lawyers who represent indigent defendants. -
What the Mass. bar advocates work stoppage means for people who can't afford a lawyer
The state's Supreme Judicial Court ruled that defendants held without representation after seven days must be freed, and charges can be dismissed after 45 days. -
The Trump Administration could try to weaponize the False Claims Act against Harvard University
Civil rights attorneys join Arun Rath to break down exactly what the False Claims Act is and how this administration is trying to use it against universities and corporations. -
Massachusetts scientists have lost billions in federal funds. Now they have their day in court.
A federal judge in Boston will hear arguments Monday in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s legal authority to terminate billions of dollars in research grants from the National Institutes of Health. -
Harvard scientist, detained for bringing in frog embryos, released after 4 months
Kseniia Petrova, who was born in Russia, was released by a judge on Thursday.
