Articles Posted in Massachusetts Criminal Law Updates

The 2026 Edition of the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence (released in April 2026) maintains Section 1119 (Digital Evidence) as a resource for the use of electronic information in Greater Boston and Massachusetts court cases. This section addresses the unique challenges of digital data—including text messages, social media, and metadata—ensuring they meet standard evidentiary requirements of relevance and authentication. For…

Under Massachusetts firearms law, all legally owned firearms must be registered with the state by October 2, 2026. Additionally, any privately manufactured firearms (often called “ghost guns”) or firearms that lack serial numbers must be serialized by October 28, 2026.To understand your current legal risk, we must look at the calendar. The sequence of events…