When Massachusetts charged Simon Glik with using a cell phone to film an arrest, prosecutors probably didn#39;t realize they#39;d set a key First Amendment precedent -- and cost taxpayers $170,000.

When Massachusetts charged Simon Glik with using a cell phone to film an arrest, prosecutors probably didn#39;t realize they#39;d set a key First Amendment precedent -- and cost taxpayers $170,000.

When Massachusetts charged Simon Glik with using a cell phone to film an arrest, prosecutors probably didn#39;t realize they#39;d set a key First Amendment precedent -- and cost taxpayers $170,000. [Read more]

No need for a coat today, but don’t forget the windbreaker. Today Boston may set a record for the warmest March 8 since 1872, according to the National Weather Service. The highs across Massachusetts will be in the 60s, and for Boston, 65 degrees is expected. The record for the warmest March 8 was set in 1995, at 67 degrees, so there is a decent chance of breaking it, said meteorologist Eleanor ...

The Boston Globe Spotlight Team has won a George Polk Award, one of US journalism#146;s top honors, for its investigative series showing that a vast majority of alleged drunk drivers in Massachusetts are found not guilty at trials decided by state judges instead of juries.