More than 3,300 defendants do not have legal representation in the district courts of Suffolk and Middlesex counties, including more than 50 in custody.
The lawsuit involves allegations that the overwhelmingly male and white Mass. State Police brass routinely pass over female and minority troopers for promotion.
The lawsuit accuses the Trump administration of using US Department of Agriculture to “unlawfully” suspend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, during the government shutdown.
The Supreme Judicial Court is slated to hold oral arguments on Wednesday, in a case that has pitted legislators against lawyers, and could test the constitutional boundaries of the high court justices.
The lawsuit, first filed in 2016, involved allegations that the overwhelmingly male and white State Police brass routinely pass over female and minority troopers for promotion.
In memos detailing why they chose to depart the State Police Academy, hundreds of recruits over the last five years seemed to agree on a common factor: a grueling regimen that taxed them in ways they never expected.
At a City Hall vigil for Louisa Gag, a tearful Mayor Wu spoke before a crowd of cycling advocates and vowed to “accelerate” street safety projects amid mounting criticism.
