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In the News Archive 2015

In the News is a light-hearted look at current events in the law. While many articles will address relevant changes to various legal issues which may affect you, others are more tongue-in-cheek.
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JANUARY 2015

When giving to charities, do you know where your money goes?
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Massachusetts Voters Approve Paid Sick Leave Law
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Chimps Are Not Legal Persons: N.Y. Appellate Court
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Five Questions Not to Ask a Job Applicant
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Emotional Support Pig' Kicked Off Flight
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Overdue book returned to library in Washington state, 65 years late
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Man Hit Pregnant Wife With McChicken Sandwich: Police
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Massachusetts Gun Laws Provide Interesting Case
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The Massachusetts Health Insurance Mandate: Some Good News for Massachusetts Taxpayers
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Why Can't You Take a Dead Woman's Phone?
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FEBRUARY 2015

42 work fatalities reported in 2013 in Eastern Mass., Southeastern N.H., feds say
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Man Bulldozes Home Without Telling Wife; Gets Arrested
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This Week in DWI, It's ... Vanilla Extract?
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Federal court overturns rulings entitling Massachusetts convicted murderer to taxpayer-funded sex change operation
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Eating while driving: Man's burger gets him a traffic ticket
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Malpractice Changes In Massachusetts Offer Injured Patients New Options
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MARCH 2015

Boston City Employees Now All Clear to Make Fun of Olympics
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Mass. Woman Hid Drugs Under Prosthetic Butt: Cop
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Increase in explosions of home labs is blamed on Colorado marijuana law
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Massachusetts Man Is Shipping Our Record-Breaking Snow for $89
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Law Against White Lies Repealed In Rhode Island
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States seize cash, property from motorists
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APRIL 2015

What To Do When You're Pulled Over
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Connecticut is First State to Take Stand
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May Prenups for June Brides
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There Are Teeny Tiny Underpasses for Salamanders in Massachusetts
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Man Arrested For Skipping Jury Duty 11 Times
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The legal brawl over "Happy Birthday To You"
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MAY 2015

State audit turns up host of problems at DCF
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Judge orders marijuana licenses restored
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Justices to Hear Challenge That Argues Lethal-Injection Drug Causes Agony
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Mass. Lawmakers Aim to Dim Headlight Law
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State: More Than 1,000 Died Of Opioid-Related Overdoses In 2014
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State Court Shock: Subway 'Upskirt' Photos Legal
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JUNE 2015

Supreme Court Rules For Woman Denied Abercrombie & Fitch Job Over Headscarf
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Overdose deaths projected to surge on the South Shore and statewide
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WEALTH HEALTH: Court ruling on 401(k)s could leave some workers worse off
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MAKING CENTS: Choosing the right financial advisor
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Booze, boating pose dangerous mix
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With Mass. public records law in tatters, it's time for reform
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JULY 2015

Teen's texts encouraging friend's suicide are cited in decision to charge her in his death
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Natick judge to Macy's: Stop collecting shoplifting fines
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Supreme Court Thwarts Efforts To Put Obamacare On Life Support
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Parishioners must vacate Scituate church, judge rules
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Top Massachusetts court refuses to dismiss 40,323 cases linked to rogue state evidence lab chemist
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Operator mistakes blamed in Breathalyzer tests
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AUGUST 2015

Brady vs. the NFL: What happens now?
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DCF Knew: School officials repeatedly sounded alarm about boy's well-being
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Disabled chicken to get prosthetic leg at Tufts
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Even as Uber, Lyft gain riders, drivers face $500 city fines
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After initial fanfare, skepticism on casinos grows
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Woman awarded $300,000 after trooper pulls her out of car
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SEPTEMBER 2015

Here's how bad public records laws are in Massachusetts
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With Murder Charges Dropped, Nanny In Cambridge Baby Death Case Hopes To Head Home To Ireland
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Boosting Family Leave Is Often About Getting Workers To Stay
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After Government's Greenlight, Commercial Drones Set To Take Off
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Heroin epidemic exacts a savage toll in Massachusetts town
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A year later, things are going pretty well for Market Basket
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OCTOBER 2015

Spanking Children In Massachusetts: First Ever Guidelines For Corporal Punishment Set By Supreme Judicial Court
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Massachusetts Senate unanimously repeals drug-related driver's license suspension law
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State report cites agency in death of toddler in foster care
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Massachusetts high court tosses city's rules for sex offenders
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Car accidents: how to handle one in 6 easy steps
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4 Pitfalls First-Time Real Estate Investors Can Avoid
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DECEMBER 2015

Plaintiffs: baby's injuries occurred in final hour before birth
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Top Massachusetts court weighs whether homeless break law by fleeing cold
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Retiree being treated for broken leg dies of infection
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Bike Law Update
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What Massachusetts Employers Need to Know About the New Earned Sick Time Law
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Cannabis Industry, Advocates Trying to Find Right Balance on Marijuana Legalization
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