A Sympathetic Defendant and Well-Crafted Defense Dominated Clancy Trial
The defense lawyer for Lindsay Clancy showed empathy for his client in showcasing her mental health problems. That may have made all the difference.
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Will Lindsay Clancy Be Retried? The Decision Now Facing Prosecutor Timothy Cruz.
After a mistrial, Timothy Cruz must decide whether to retry Lindsay Clancy on first-degree murder charges, downgrade the charges or drop the case.
What Will Happen to Lindsay Clancy in the Long Term?
⚡ Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways Even as a jury failed to reach a verdict in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial, her future is unlikely to include...
States Sue Over Move to End to Federal Funds for Transgender Youth for Transition Care
The Trump administration wants to bar Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program from paying for gender-transition medication and surgery for transgender adolescents.
Lindsay Clancy Trial: Deadlocked Jury Deliberates for 5th Day
⚡ Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways Her lawyer said she had been trying to get an image of the defendant. Prosecutors charged her with intimidation, as...
Ed Markey Wins Massachusetts Democratic Senate Primary, Defeating Younger Challenger
The oldest senator in Massachusetts history used a progressive message to beat Representative Seth Moulton, 47, defying calls for generational change.
Six Takeaways From the Massachusetts Primaries
⚡ Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways Senator Ed Markey, 80, trounced a younger challenger who had made an argument for generational change. Two other longtime Democratic...
Longtime Democratic Congressman Defeats Progressive Rival in Massachusetts
Representative Stephen Lynch, 71, a centrist, beat Patrick Roath, 39, in a primary that reflected the party’s generational and ideological divides.
Former Biden White House Aide Wins Massachusetts Democratic House Primary
⚡ Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways Dan Koh, who ran with the endorsement of former President Joseph R. Biden Jr., topped a crowded field to secure...