Healey Urges Bar Advocates to End Strike as Cases Are Dismissed

It’s past time to resolve dispute on pay for bar advocates (The Republican Editorials)

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Public safety at risk: MA cases dismissed over pay dispute

WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - A local lawmaker is sounding the alarm as criminal cases are being dismissed across the commonwealth due to a pay dispute between the state and public defenders. Pittsfield police investigate after person shot on Dalton Avenue State Senator John Velis says this is a serious concern for public safety, and it's time for public defenders to return to the courtroom. A legal crisis now looms in Massachusetts as the sta…

Healey urges bar advocates to end strike as cases are dismissed

Gov. Maura Healey is urging bar advocates to return to work amid a strike that has led to hundreds of case dismissals and defendant releases in Massachusetts courts.

Governor urges bar advocates to resume taking cases amid pay talks

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday called for striking attorneys to get back to work while they continue to push for better pay, and she did not take a stance on whether their pay should be raised.