/massachusetts?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Massachusetts Copyright 2025 ĂŰĚŇĘÓƵ. en-US Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:56:50 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2362940?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2362940 Wise has agreed to pay $4.2 million and take various remediating actions to end six states' claims that the global money transfer fintech had inadequate anti-money laundering programs. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:50:52 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2363468?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2363468 A U.S. Department of Homeland Security official testified in Massachusetts federal court on Thursday that he was only "speculating" when he said during a deposition last month that the offices of border czar Tom Homan and U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem were behind a decision to use pro-Israel websites to source leads on potential deportation targets. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:41:08 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2363278?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2363278 Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell on Thursday said her office has reached a $2.5 million deal with a Delaware-based student loan company to settle allegations that it utilized artificial intelligence models that could disproportionately harm Black and Hispanic applicants. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:08:44 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2362371?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2362371 The Federal Communications Commission slapped a $10,000 fine on a Massachusetts man in a consent decree for operating pirate radio stations from three locations, though it was a reduction from the nearly $598,000 fine the FCC initially proposed. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:44:09 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2363222?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2363222 Attorneys for students accusing elite universities of conspiring to limit financial aid told an Illinois federal court there's no need for the schools to look into ethical concerns raised about attorney fees by a "disgruntled" associate for one of the firms representing the proposed class. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:18:32 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2362294?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2362294 Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP has picked its assistant firm counsel, who previously worked at Ropes & Gray LLP, as its new general counsel, the firm announced Tuesday. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:26:30 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2339955?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2339955 Playing violin in a string quartet reminds me that flexibility, ambition, strong listening skills, thoughtful leadership and intentional collaboration are all keys to a successful legal practice, says Julie Park at MoFo. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:45:55 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2363309?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2363309 A New Hampshire federal judge on Thursday issued a nationwide block of President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship, and granted certification to a nationwide class that will cover all affected children born in the U.S. Wed, 09 Jul 2025 23:11:02 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2362704?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2362704 A Maryland federal judge said she was unlikely to block settlements between the federal government and gun-component manufacturers allowing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to return "forced reset triggers" to their owners and questioned the standing of states that claim the returns would break their laws. Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:31:50 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2362928?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2362928 The new owners of a business that was forced by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP attorneys to honor a merger agreement are refusing to pay a $30 million legal bill "out of spite," the firm has alleged in Massachusetts state court. Wed, 09 Jul 2025 16:39:28 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2362426?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2362426 A mid-level U.S. Department of Homeland Security official told a Massachusetts federal court on Wednesday that the agency relied in part on pro-Israel websites that post dossiers on individuals deemed to support Palestine to identify potential targets for visa and green card revocations. Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:26:00 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2362610?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2362610 A Massachusetts federal judge has ordered defendant companies to keep providing bottled water to residents of Westminster, Massachusetts, maintaining the status quo while the court determines whether those companies have made the residents' tap water sufficiently safe from so-called forever chemicals. Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:34:17 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2362666?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2362666 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday it will send administrative subpoenas to Harvard University seeking information about its foreign students, yet another salvo in the ongoing legal battle between President Donald Trump's administration and the Ivy League school. Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:01:31 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2351994?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2351994 Law schools don’t teach the mental, physical and emotional health maintenance tools necessary to deal with the profession's many demands, but practicing self-care is an important key to success that can help to improve focus, manage stress and reduce burnout, says Rachel Leonard​​​​​​​ at MG+M. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 21:51:04 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2362425?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2362425 A Maine federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a suit from a man convicted of trafficking cannabis who alleged that his Second Amendment rights were being violated, finding that policies barring felons from gun ownership have been consistent with the country's history. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 20:25:13 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2362023?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2362023 A group of Democratic attorneys general on Monday told a D.C. federal district court that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to terminate environmental justice grants deprives vulnerable communities of funding "necessary to achieve a healthy environment." Tue, 08 Jul 2025 18:24:51 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2362408?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2362408 A Harvard University philosophy professor who has lived in the United States as a legal immigrant for nearly 30 years testified in Massachusetts federal court Tuesday that after seeing video of the arrest of Tufts University graduate student RĂĽmeysa Ă–ztĂĽrk in March, he was so fearful of the same fate, he canceled a trip to Germany to visit his dying brother. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:58:43 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2360112?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2360112 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it is planning big changes to existing regulations and policies, including possibly rescinding its finding that greenhouse gases pose a danger to people's health and rolling back standards for forever chemicals. Here are some of the biggest regulatory matters to watch in the second half of 2025. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:14:33 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2361625?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2361625 The justices' multiple opinions in the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 27 decision in the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. CASA, shed light on whether Rule 23(b)(2) could fill the void created by the court's decision to restrict nationwide injunctions, says Benjamin Johns at Shub Johns. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:04:03 +0000 /massachusetts/articles/2360882?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /massachusetts/articles/2360882 While many private equity attorneys predicted a booming environment heading into 2025 with President Donald Trump's incoming pro-business administration, uncertainty surrounding tariffs and antitrust regulations has been a hurdle for dealmaking and fundraising, causing an unanticipated slowdown in private equity activity.