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Trump asks Supreme Court to overrule Boston judge, allow him to enforce transgender passport policy
The Justice Department appealed a lower-court order allowing people use the gender or “X” identification marker that lines up with their gender identity. -
Judge denies bid to block fired leader’s return to cannabis commission
Treasurer Deb Goldberg hasn’t decided on a “next step,” according to spokesman. -
Trump administration takes first steps to restore Harvard's funding, but money isn't flowing yet
Harvard University says it has started receiving notices that many federal grants halted by the Trump administration will be reinstated. -
Judge blocks Trump administration’s subpoena of trans kids’ medical records from Boston hospital
A judge ruled the subpoena was improper and “motivated only by bad faith.” -
Former Boston City Councilor sentenced to one month in prison for corruption charges
The sentencing wraps up a 9-month saga that began when Fernandes Anderson was arrested last December. -
‘Important to everybody, not just Harvard’: Professors celebrate research funding restoration
Federal judge’s ruling Wednesday is a victory for academic freedom and democracy, researchers say. -
As cannabis commission saga takes another twist, industry insiders long for closure
Business leaders say the public back-and-forth is bad for the industry. -
Survivors of Maine mass shooting and victims' relatives sue US government alleging negligence
They argue the U.S. Army could and should have stopped one of its reservists from carrying out what they call “one of the most preventable mass tragedies in American history.” -
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.