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More than 100 criminal cases could be dismissed this week in Boston as defendants go without lawyers.

More than 100 criminal cases could be dismissed this week as defendants go without lawyers

By Kevin Rothstein Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — With no resolution in sight, the Massachusetts court crisis caused by bar advocates’ work stoppage is set to escalate this week as criminal defendants continue to go without legal representation. In a new filing, the Committee for Public Counsel said there

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Attorneys for wrongly deported Venezuelan asylum seeker will seek criminal contempt proceedings after prisoner swap

By Devan Cole and Molly Reinmann, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for a 20-year-old Venezuelan asylum seeker who was wrongly deported earlier this year will ask a federal judge in coming days to consider opening criminal contempt proceedings against the Trump administration for “egregious violations” of her orders. The potential proceedings would open a major new

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Storm clouds hang over the U.S. Capitol building on Capitol Hill on July 10 in Washington

House increases security funding ahead of members’ return to their home districts after attack on Minnesota lawmakers

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The House is increasing security funding and resources for lawmakers after a June attack on Minnesota state lawmakers reignited the long-standing question of how to best keep members and their families safe when they’re away from Washington. Members will have $20,000 to increase the security of their homes, up

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Members of the California National Guard load a truck outside the private prison company GEO Group Adelanto ICE Processing Center detention facility in Adelanto

2,000 National Guard troops expected to be called up to assist at ICE detention facilities, sources say

By Haley Britzky and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Roughly 2,000 National Guard troops across multiple states are expected to be mobilized to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement at detention facilities, according to a US official and a source familiar with the planning. It’s unclear when the troops will be mobilized, though the US official

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