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Yaritza Moreno, right, is shown with her husband, Samuel Pensamiento, an immigrant living in the U.S. illegally who had been charged with leaving an accident and blocked from appearing in court until the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts intervened.

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Immigrant suspects denied day in court

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressMay 11, 2018

This undated photo provided by Yaritza Moreno shows Moreno, right, with her husband Samuel Pensamiento, an immigrant living in the U.S. illegally who had been charged with leaving an accident and blocked from appearing in court until the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts intervened. Some immigrants, including Pensamiento, living in the U.S. illegally and accused of crimes, are in legal limbo because federal authorities won’t let them appear in court.

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US denies some immigrants accused of crimes a day in court

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressMay 10, 2018

Francis P. “Cadillac Frank” Salemme is shown in a 1995 booking photo taken in West Palm Beach, Fla., and released by the FBI.

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Ex-Mafia boss goes on trial in 1993 slaying

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressMay 9, 2018

FILE - In this April 3, 2017 file photo, students walk past the "Great Dome" atop Building 10 on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Mass. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Monday, May 7, 2018, that MIT cannot be held responsible for the 2009 death of graduate student Han Nugyen who killed himself. His family's lawsuit said that the school knew he was a suicide risk and could have prevented his death. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

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Court: Schools can be liable for suicides, but MIT cleared

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressMay 7, 2018

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Prosecutor: No criminal charges in edited police report case

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressApril 27, 2018

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Judge fights for job after admitting to courthouse affair

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressApril 22, 2018

Lilian Calderon, center, cries as she describes her experiences while in custody, alongside her husband, Luis Gordillo, right, during a news conference Feb. 14 at the office of the American Civil Liberties Union in Providence, R.I.

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Lawsuit alleges US illegally separates immigrant families

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressApril 11, 2018

FILE - In this April 10, 2013 file photo, craftsman Veetek Witkowski holds a newly assembled AR-15 rifle at the Stag Arms company in New Britain, Conn. A ruling released Friday, April 6, 2018, by a federal judge in Boston, dismissed a lawsuit challenging Massachusetts' ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, stating that assault weapons are beyond the scope of the Second Amendment right to "bear arms." (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

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Judge: Assault weapons ban doesn’t violate 2nd Amendment

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressApril 6, 2018

FILE - In this July 12, 2017. file photo, a pedestrian walks past the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Mass. A judge has approved a plan for a cash-strapped Massachusetts museum to sell dozens of pieces of art, including works by Norman Rockwell. The decision Thursday, April 5, 2018, from Justice David Lowy of Massachusetts' highest court clears the way for the contentious sale of up to 40 pieces of artwork at the Berkshire Museum. (Ben Garver/The Berkshire Eagle via AP, File)

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Judge gives green light to contentious museum art sale

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressApril 6, 2018

Hope Coleman raises her fist as she poses with her granddaughters, Danina, left, and Destiny, holding a photo of her son, Terrence, Wednesday, at a law office in Boston.

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Boston sued over 2016 police shooting of mentally ill man

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressApril 4, 2018