Earlier this month Governor Baker signed “An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind”, Chapter 179 of the Acts of 2022. The dual-use...

In City of Boston v. Conservation Commission of Quincy, the Supreme Judicial Court held that a superseding order of conditions that DEP...

On June 27, 2022, the Supreme Court held that a school violated its football coach’s First Amendment rights when it suspended and then...

In another case from this year’s term, the Supreme Court struck down New York’s law regulating when individuals may carry firearms in...

Drought Status is Elevated The Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs has updated the statewide drought status designations,...

Is the residence of a candidates for election different from their domicile for voting purposes? The Massachusetts Appeals Court says no...

As many of our readers are aware, the Commonwealth is experiencing a rapid growth in the number of new utility-scale solar energy...

In Pinecroft Development, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals of West Boylston, the Massachusetts Appeals Court reviewed a case of “split...

At the end of 2020, the Governor signed a sweeping police reform bill, which, among other measures, created a new civilian oversight...

EPA has issued health advisories and grant announcement concerning PFAS in drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

Long-time readers of this newsletter may remember an article from July 2015 discussing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Reed v. Town...

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) recently reiterated the draconian penalties under even an unintentional violation of the...

On April 14, 2022, the Supreme Judicial Court held, in Devaney v. Zucchini Gold, LLC, that employees who assert wage claims available...

Outdoor Dining and Takeaway/Delivery of Alcohol As part of an omnibus appropriations bill, the Governor signed into law extensions of...

Chapter 22 of the Acts of 2022 went into effect on February 15, 2022. It has several important provisions. It extends until July 15,...

On February 28, 2022, the Executive Office for Administration and Finance announced that the Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick...

The Commonwealth’s climate goals include reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In support of this target, the Department of...

In the culmination of a years-long multidistrict litigation targeting opioid-maker J&J and distributors McKesson, Cardinal, and...

The privacy exemption contained in the Public Records Law was amended in 2020, in a manner that many may have thought was minor at the...

In Boston Clear Water Co., LLC v. Lynnfield, the Massachusetts Appeals Court examined the effect of a local conservation commission’s...