In Part One of my most recent post on this subject, I outlined a recent effort in the Massachusetts Legislature to decriminalize and eventually legalize for sale psychedelic drugs. While a good number of people might be shocked at this
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Should Massachusetts Decriminalize Psychedelic Drugs?
As pretty much anyone in Massachusetts knows, possession and use of marijuana (cannabis) has been legal here for a few years now. It made its way to full legalization following initial decriminalization. Decriminalizing is the legislative process of removing criminal sanctions
Tragic Boston Construction Accident Kills Two Workers
Two Boston construction site workers were tragically killed earlier today in downtown Boston. While all such catastrophic events and the resulting tragedies are difficult to describe, this one was especially awful.
According to multiple news media reports, including Boston25 News
Massachusetts Nursing Home Lockout Must End Completely – Now
It has now been been almost one year since Massachusetts nursing homes locked their doors to the families of their residents. This action, while initially taken on March 13 2020 to prevent transmission of the Covid-19 virus, has turned into
Can Tobacco Companies Still Be Sued for Causing Cancer?
While the 1990’s saw a string of very large settlements from class actions against various individual tobacco companies and the tobacco industry in general. One class action settlement in particular involved hundreds of millions of dollars paid to state governments
Should Driving without First Removing Snow & Ice From Your Vehicle Be Made a Crime In Massachusetts?
Living in Massachusetts can be, during winter, a challenge to say the least. It’s cold enough here to snow from about early November to early April. For skiers and winter sports enthusiasts, it’s Heaven. For me and a lot of
Covid-19 Vaccine: When & How Will Massachusetts Nursing Home Residents Be Vaccinated?
With the actual arrival of a coronavirus vaccine now just days away, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar stated on CBS’ Face The Nation today that “all” nursing home residents could receive vaccinations by Christmas.
Because I’ve received
Massachusetts Construction Site Accidents: Proven Legal Expertise Crucial For Plaintiffs
In Part One of my post on this subject, we discussed how dangerous and severe Massachusetts Construction Site Accidents can be.
Due to these realities, workers compensation payments alone for such catastrophic construction site accidents -which consist mostly of reimbursement
Computer Search Warrants – Part Two of Two: How Long Are They Valid For?
In Part One of my previous post on this subject, I discussed the Supreme Judicial Court’s recent ruling upholding the validity of a search warrant issued for the defendant’s computer, when the warrant was issued seven months previous to the
Search Warrants of Computers: How Long Are They Valid?
Search warrants have traditionally been the focal point of many an appellate court’s decisions in the area of criminal law. This area of law is governed by the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and here in Massachusetts by Article