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Behind Closed Doors: Transparency, Integrity, and the Officer O’Malley Prosecution

Carol Erskine May 25, 2026

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State Failing Children at Cost of Their Lives

Carol Erskine December 21, 2025

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Deconstructing the Adam Montgomery Murder Appeal – Part Two

Carol Erskine October 9, 2025

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Statement on Limited Release of Audio from the Harmony Montgomery Trial

Carol Erskine May 3, 2025

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Saving the Children of Pappas Hospital

Carol Erskine February 9, 2025

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Massachusetts’ child welfare system is infected with dysfunction

Carol Erskine August 14, 2023

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Watching veteran defense attorney Kevin Reddington navigate cross-examination in the high-stakes Lindsay Clancy trial is as @defense_diaries termed it “a masterclass” in trial advocacy. In a case defined by immense tragedy and complex medical definitions, Reddington’s

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To anyone using Lindsay Clancy’s discharge from McLean Hospital to argue that she was not a risk to herself or others by reason of her mental illness as the CW argues: Two words—Tyler Brown. McLean discharged Brown on May 8, 2026. Three days later, he allegedly opened fire with

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