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Court hearings for alleged high-profile customers of Massachusetts brothel will be public, SJC rules
Court hearings for alleged high-profile customers of a Massachusetts brothel network will be open to the public.
Hearings for accused brothel clients will be public, Massachusetts court rules
Massachusetts' highest court on Thursday ruled that initial court hearings for 28 men accused of being customers of a high-end brothel network that catered to wealthy and well-connected clientele, including politicians and lawyers,
High-end brothels case: Hearings will be public, SJC rules
The state’s high court ruled Thursday that the initial court hearings for 28 men accused of being customers of a high-end brothel will be open to the public when they are held i
Hearings for prominent clients accused of paying for sex at Mass. brothels will be public, SJC rules
The initial court hearings for 28 “wealthy and well-connected” men accused of being customers of an interstate commercial sex ring that ran high-end brothels will be open to the public, the state’s highest court ruled Thursday.
Hearings for clients of high-end prostitution ring to be held in public, SJC rules
These types of hearings are not typically held in open court. But there is a legitimate public concern that if the hearings were held behind closed doors, justice may not be served, the court ruled.
SJC rules high-end sex ring hearings should be public
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday that "show cause" hearings should be held in public for 28 alleged customers of a high-end sex ring, rejecting a request by some of the defendants to keep the initial proceedings secret.
Hearings for suspected Mass. brothel customers will be public, SJC affirms
The hearings for more than a dozen suspects accused of buying sex at brothels in Massachusetts will be public, the state's highest court affirmed Thursday.
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Massachusetts would-be bride must return $70,000 ring, court rules
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Ex-fiancée must return $70K ring after failed engagement, court says
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