Senate Assistant Majority Leader Joan B. Lovely (D-Salem) announced the Massachusetts Senate has passed legislation to modernize laws that protect children and families going through child custody proceedings. The legislation, S.2550, would ensure Massachusetts courts follow the same procedures as the other 49 states in the country, bring laws up to date with international … [Read more...] about Senate advances child custody law reform
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Will voters get the message that our judicial system is on the 2024 ballot too?
Jackie Calmes Democrats will be lucky to keep control of the U.S. Senate after November’s elections. Yet Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. lately has shown again why that’s imperative: A Republican-run Senate would confirm more far-right ideologues like him to the federal bench if Donald Trump is once again choosing the nominees, or block many of Joe Biden’s picks if … [Read more...] about Will voters get the message that our judicial system is on the 2024 ballot too?