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Twenty-five more cases were dismissed Tuesday, while bar advocates said the 30 percent raise over two years is "ridiculous." ...
A group of advocates gathered at the State House Thursday to protest the deal, which they say, was constructed in a back room ...
Dozens more defendants faced with criminal charges in the Bay State saw their legal woes disappear on Tuesday when the courts ...
Privilege committee also seeks responses from senior advocate and Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi and former attorney ...
Lowell District Court Judge John Coffey approved higher pay for attorneys in three cases, while lawmakers offered a smaller ...
The bill calls for a $20 raise over two years, instead of the $35 raise the private defense lawyers were seeking.
It remains unclear if the $20 per hour raise, over the next two years, will end the lawyers ongoing work stoppage.
The agreement struck Wednesday "balances sustainable rate increases for private bar advocates with continuing fiscal and ...
Massachusetts lawmakers say they have a deal to increase pay for bar advocates, but the attorneys say it "falls far short." ...
Lawmakers are proposing a $10 increase to the hourly wage this year and another $10 increase next year for the defense ...
Top House and Senate Democrats suggested the pay dispute that has led bar advocates to stop accepting new cases representing ...
Following a work stoppage in May, bar advocates are getting a pay raise--but it is not as high as they requested.