For more than half a million people in Massachusetts, a proposed bill that would automatically seal certain criminal records ...

Law enforcement agencies continuously seek ways to reduce crime, strengthen public trust, and use their limited resources ...

have ruled that there’s “sufficient public interest in having certain records sealed” because of their negative impact on people. The General Assembly passed the 2021 sealing law as part of ...

The law, set to go into effect on July 1 after ... on a case-by-case basis — the government’s interest in sealing records against the public’s right to know. “A state statute cannot ...

Letter writers discuss sealing court records, the Nightingale Helicopter ambulance, and delayed parking enforcement in Norfolk.

Franklin County Municipal and Common Pleas judges, Clerk of Court staff, and defense attorneys will offer a free clinic on ...

If passed into law, one of the biggest changes would be the state allowing ... Christopher Davis, a supporter of the bill, ...

Dozens and dozens of my clients will now have the opportunity to clear their names,” Relford said. “Those who have been ...

Mistakes don’t have to follow your child into adulthood; we can assist with sealing and expunging juvenile records. While juvenile convictions are ...

In at least four cases, county lawyers are trying to prevent plaintiffs from accessing findings by the panel that considers ...