Massachusetts First Amendment Law

<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Patrick Harland </h2> </center>

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder, witness intimidation, accessory before the fact, and possession of a firearm. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Patrick Harland, age 32, was accused of killing a 41-year-old Boston man. ... More...

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<h2> <center Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Lindsay Clancy </h2> </center>

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendant charge with three counts o murder. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Lindsay Clancy is on trial in Plymouth Superior Court facing three counts of first-degree murder for the January 24, 2023, strangulation deaths of her thre... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp) </h2> </center>

Boston, Massachusetts, Department of Justice lawyers represented the United Stare on a False Claims Act claim that the Defendant submitted medically unnecessary claims for urine drug testing (UDT) to Medicare for payment. Labcorp offered clients a testing panel called “Toxassure Comprehensive,” which contained both “Presumptive” and “Definitive” testing methods. Generally, Presumpt... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Pedram Fejal </h2> </center>

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with tipping investor with nonpublic information for them to used to make money on stocks. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> The first indictment charges the following 16 defendants with two counts of conspiracy to comm... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Christopher Flanagan </h2> </center>

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, falsification of records, and money laundering. By Kent Morlan Christopher Flanagan, 38, of Dennis, Mass. was indicted with eight counts of wire fraud, one count of money laundering, one count of falsification of records and three counts of filing false tax returns. Flanagan was previously char... More...

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<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. John Irmer </h2> </center>

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. John Irmer, 71, was accused of killing 24-year-old Susan Rose, in 1979.... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Richard Nguyen </h2> </center>

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manufacturing and distributing homemade methamphetamine pills, branded as “Adderall.” Richard Nguyen, a/k/a “Cheese,” a/k/a “Cheeseburger,” 30, of Lowell, was part of the large drug distribution network that profited from the sale of thousands of these counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamph... More...

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United States of America v. Michael Andrew Rodgers

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with threatening interstate communications and extortion. On April 5, 2023, Michael Andrew Rodgers, 32, posted a threat on the Google review page of a Springfield medical practice that stated: “They gonna get what’s coming soon. […] Will be there in the morning to get them myself one way or another. Locked a... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. Ajinomoto Cambrooke, Inc.

Boston, Massachusetts, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act by obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for which it was not eligible. Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) on March 29, 2020, to provide emergency financial assistance to the millions of Americans who were sufferi... More...

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Brian Walshe

Dedham, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Brian Walshe was accused of killing his wife Ana Walshe, age 39,, who went missing on January 1, 2023, and whose body was never found. Norfolk County is located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was around 725,981. Its county seat is Dedham. The cou... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Raul Fernando Lora </h1></h1>

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawfully re-entering the United S<br> <br> A Dominican national residing in Methuen, Mass. has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for unlawfully re-entering the United States after deportation and possessing narcotics intended for distribution. <br> <br> Raul Fernando Lora, 45, was sentenced by U.S. Dist... More...

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United States of America v. Edwin Otero

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and to posses with intent to distributed 100 grams or more of heroin.<br> <br> Edwin Otero was a violent (putting it mildly) Cape Cod-based drug dealer who now faces 456<br> months behind bars. <br> <br> For years Otero made a name for himself across Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Rhode Isla... More...

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Ian Miller v. Spencer Jackson and Sean Roycroft

Boston, Massachusetts, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights wrongful death excessive force case.<br> <br> Robert Miller died during a run-in with Barnstable<br> police officers Sean Roycroft and Spencer Jackson at his Cape Cod<br> home in 2019. He was 63. A big question is how this happened.<br> <br> The parties (whose names appear in our caption) give differing<br> ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Raymond Lilly </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing Firearm </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Augusta Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearm</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><h2... More...

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Brian Hussey v. City of Cambridge, et al.

Boston, Massachusetts civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a First Amendment violation toery.<br> <br> Contending that he was unconstitutionally disciplined in retaliation for exercising his<br> First Amendment rights, Cambridge Police Officer Brian Hussey sued the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the Commissioner of the Cambridge Police Department (collectively, the "De... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. Dinelson Hernandez-Rodrigues

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with <br> <br> Dinelson Hernandez-Rodriguez was<br> traveling southbound on Interstate 95 when the vehicle he was<br> driving was stopped by a Connecticut state trooper. Unbeknownst<br> to Hernandez-Rodriguez, that vehicle was being tracked by the Drug<br> Enforcement Administration ("DEA") as part of a months-long<br>... More...

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United States of America v. Derek Capozzi

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.<br> <br> Derek Capozzi challenged to the district court's disposition of his motion to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. First, he argues that Johnson v. United States, 576 U.S. 591 (2015) ("Johnson II"), invalidates his enhanced sentence imposed under the Ar... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Fagner Storck, a/k/a “Tiago Santos” </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful reentry of a deported alien </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Brazilian National Charged with Illegal Reentry</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><br> <b><br> Sp... More...

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Rebecca L. Konsvick, et al. v. Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation

Boston, Massachusetts insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> This case presents a dispute regarding the interpretation of the Massachusetts Standard Automobile Policy (the "Standard Policy” or "Policy”) as applied by the Defendant, Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation ("Plymouth Rock” or the "Defendant”). T... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Manuel A. Padilla </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Reentry </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Honduran National Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for Illegal Reentry</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> Manuel A. Padilla, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathan... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Manuel A. Padilla </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Honduran National Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for Illegal Reentry</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> <center><br> <h1><br> Sponsored By <br> <a href="http://www.morelawsuites.com" target=... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Jean Morose Viliena </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful reentry of a deported alien </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Honduran National Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for Illegal Reentry</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> <center><br> <h1><br> Sponsored By <br> <a href="... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Thomas Brady </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with four counts of extortion and three counts of use of interstate facilities to commit bribery and extortion<br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Deputy Superintendent of the Norfolk County Sheriff's Office Arrested and Charged With Ext... More...

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L.M. v. Town of Middleborough, Massachusetts et al.

Boston, Massachusetts civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a First Amendment Constitutional law case.<br> <br> <a href="https://www.oyez.org/cases/1968/21" target="_new">Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District</a>, 393 U.S. 503 (1969), famously upheld the First Amendment right of public-school students to wear black armbands at school in protest of the country's i... More...

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Thomas Mercado

Plymouth, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Thomas Mercado, 40, was convicted in 2009 of fatally shooting 29-year-old David Gomes inside a Brockton apartment building three years earlier. <br> <br> MoreLaw was created to help people find experienced lawyers to represent them in the more than 3,144 counties across the United States. Click ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Jairo Collazo </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Dominican national residing in the Bronx, N.... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Tania Fernandes Anderson </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Public Corruption </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Boston City Councilor Pleads Guilty to Federal Public Corruption Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson plea... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Flanagan </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with five counts of wire fraud and one count of falsification of records </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Massachusetts State Representative Arrested and Charged in Alleged Fraud and Cover-Up Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Andre McNeil </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Illegal Possessio... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Tarik Muhammad </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felon possessing a firearm and ammunition. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Convicted Felon Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Possessing Firearm and Ammunition</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A previously c... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Justin Suriel </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with smuggling drugs into the Essex County Jail, distributing fentanyl and cocaine and unlawful possession of a firearm. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Kidnapping and Drug Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jus... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Cote Colby </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Multi-State Drug Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Drug Supplier from New Hampshire Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Henry Del Rio, a/k/a “Junior” </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to distribute fentanyl and cocaine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Gang Member Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Narcotics Distribution Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A member o... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Henry Del Rio, a/k/a “Junior” </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Narcotics Distribution </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Gang Member Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Narcotics Distribution Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A member of the East Side Money Ga... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Henry Del Rio, a/k/a “Junior” </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Gang Member Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Narcotics Distribution Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b... More...

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Bienvenido I. Lugo-Marchant

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with indecent assault and battery on a person over the age of fourteen, in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 13H.<br> <br> During the first Lyft ride, the defendant picked the victim up at her home and dropped her off at her destination with no issue. But the defendant was assigned to the victim's return ride as well, an... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Sary Rath </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> Sary Rath, 39, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams and more of methamphetamine, and one count of distribution and possession with intent to distrib... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Michael Giampapa </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Being a Felon in Possession of Firearm </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> South Yarmouth Resident Sentenced for Being a Felon in Possession of Firearm </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A South Yarmouth man was sentence... More...

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Kevin Murphy

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of fourteen.<br> <br> <br> When Sarah was between eight and nine years old, she was living with her mother and two great aunts, Helen, and Celeste.[2] She regularly visited the defendant and often stayed overnight at his home. Sarah testified tha... More...

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United States of America v. Sean O'Donovan

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bribery.<br> <br> In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the recreational sale of marijuana is an<br> over-a-billion-dollar-a-year industry.1 But a company seeking to participate in this lucrative market must clear certain hurdles. It must first obtain an operating license from the Commonwealth.<br> See Mass. Gen. ... More...

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