Denise Lavoie

July 26, 2007 | Daily Report Online

BOSTON AP - The FBI helped frame four men for a 1965 murder and withheld information for decades that could have cleared them, a federal judge ruled Thursday in ordering the government to pay $101.7 million for the years they spent in prison."The FBI's misconduct was clearly the sole cause of this conviction," U.

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September 04, 2012 | Daily Report Online

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered state prison officials to provide taxpayer-funded sex-reassignment surgery to a transgender inmate serving life in prison for murder.

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February 27, 2008 | Daily Report Online

BOSTON AP - A killer who sued to have a sex change claims her body is becoming more masculine again because she's being denied treatment in prison as she awaits a ruling in her bid for the surgery.Michelle Kosilek, formerly known as Robert, said that for months she has not been allowed to have court-approved hair-removal treatment or access to a specialist to discuss her testosterone levels.

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August 20, 2009 | Daily Report Online

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February 04, 2010 | Daily Report Online

BOSTON AP - A lawyer for President Barack Obama's African aunt says the president has not become involved in her hearing to remain in the United States after living here illegally for years.Attorney Margaret Wong said "absolutely not" when asked if Obama submitted a letter on behalf of his aunt, Zeituni Onyango zay-TUH'-nee awn-YAHN'-goh.

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October 24, 2012 | Daily Report Online

A Massachusetts judge will hold another hearing Thursday before deciding whether to unseal testimony that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney gave in the divorce case of Staples founder Tom Stemberg.

By Denise Lavoie

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June 24, 2009 | Daily Report Online

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August 25, 2009 | Daily Report Online

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July 13, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Criminal defendants in Massachusetts must prove that they can't afford their own attorney before a judge can appoint a lawyer to represent them at taxpayer expense, the state's highest court ruled Friday.

By Denise Lavoie

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March 18, 2008 | Daily Report Online

BOSTON AP - When American Airlines began charging passengers a $2-per-bag fee for its curbside check-in service at Logan International Airport, skycaps complained the fee was seriously eating into their tips.Skycaps, who make most of their pay through tips, say many travelers are not willing to tip them on top of the $2 charge.

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