Morning Session: Today’s Local Legal Headlines

Woman in labor given traffic ticket – If you go into labor on Rte. 2 during rush hour, don’t drive in the breakdown lane. The Boston Globe reports this cautionary tale.

Turner acts as his “own lead lawyer” in court of public opinion – Against the advice of his own lawyer, City Councilor Chuck Turner is taking to the microphone to defend himself from FBI accusations that he accepted a $1000 bribe and lied about it, reports the Boston Globe.   

Even more articles about Clark Rockefeller – The Boston Herald updates us on the latest Clark Rockefeller articles, despite there being no real new developments in his made-for-tabloids case.  

Case proceeds against bus driver who dropped 4th-grader on roadside - Former Shrewsbury school bus driver Donald P. Davison Jr. will face one count of reckless endangerment of a child after a closed-door hearing with a clerk magistrate, reports the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.  

Lawyers decide not to get in the way of football - The Mass. Interscholastic Athletic Association will not appeal a Superior Court ruling that granted the Mansfield football team a temporary injunction in order to play its Eastern Mass. Division 2 semifinal playoff football game against Bishop Feehan, reports the Boston Globe. 

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