Charges dropped against more than 120 defendants in Massachusetts because they can’t get attorney

Boston court dismisses more than 100 criminal cases amid lawyer work stoppage

Virtually all bar advocates are no longer accepting District Court cases due to a pay dispute with the state.

120 criminal cases dismissed in Massachusetts over attorney pay dispute - Washington Examiner

More than 100 criminal cases have been dismissed in Massachusetts during a strike by some defense attorneys.  For the past eight weeks, the majority of Massachusetts bar advocates, private attorneys who take court-appointed work paid for by the Commonwealth outside their typical private responsibilities, have stopped their work in protest of low pay and a shortage of lawyers in their field.  Boston Municipal Court Chief Justice Tracy-Lee Lyons i…

This pay dispute is turning into a public safety crisis - The Boston Globe

Courts are starting to free defendants, including some accused of violent crimes, because there are no lawyers available to represent them.

100+ retired Massachusetts judges call for higher pay for striking bar advocates

BOSTON — More than 100 retired Massachusetts judges have signed a letter calling for “fair pay” for attorneys who take on indigent criminal defendants as those lawyers continue to not work in an appeal for higher pay. “We, retired ...

100+ Boston criminal defendants have their cases tossed due to attorney strike

BOSTON — More than 100 Boston Municipal Court criminal defendants had their charges dismissed Tuesday due to lack of legal representation — including a number of serious assault and domestic battery cases.

Charges dropped against more than 120 defendants in Massachusetts because they can't get attorney

More than 120 defendants in Massachusetts have had their charges — ranging from assault to drug possession — dropped after public defenders refused to take new cases over a long-running pay dispute.