John R. Ellement

6 days ago | bostonglobe.com | John R. Ellement

A group of immigration judges, including one from Massachusetts, are demanding to know why the Trump administration fired them despite a massive backlog in the Executive Office of Immigration Review, records show. Among those suddenly terminated in February was Kerry E. Doyle, a veteran immigration attorney, who was scheduled to become an administrative judge on the state’s newest immigration court, which opened last year in Chelmsford.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | John R. Ellement

Despite concerns about the emotional damage it might cause, a majority of the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday that parents can be forced to testify against their children once they turn 18. The Supreme Judicial Court split 4-3 on the question of whether a state law that “disqualifies” a parent from appearing as a prosecution witness against their minor child remains in effect once they become legal adults.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | John R. Ellement

William J. Camuti, the man convicted of putting a fatal dose of cyanide in Stephen “Stippo” Rakes’ iced coffee in 2013, was given a fair trial and must serve out his life without parole sentence, the state’s highest court ruled Wednesday. Rakes was a victim of mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger who was poisoned on the same day he learned he was not going to achieve a cherished dream of testifying against Bulger in federal court, according to court records and Globe reporting.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | John R. Ellement

Kidnapping and conspiracy charges have been dismissed against five Assumption University students who allegedly launched a misguided “To Catch a Predator”- type sting against a man lured onto campus last December, court records show.

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | John R. Ellement |Sean Cotter

What happened next was by all accounts a tragedy, but one that continues to raise questions about the chase and the responsibility of the police officers involved. Three of the four occupants of the car, all teenagers, died after accelerating to speeds that reached 106 miles per hour and then crashing as police continued to follow them on Morrissey. More than a year later, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin R.