In a split 4-2 decision Monday, the Colorado Supreme Court departed from federal precedent, finding that a defendant’s double jeopardy protections were violated when a trial court declared a mistrial though a jury “spontaneously and unequivocally” signaled it acquitted a defendant of certain offenses. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted) )

Massachusetts’ highest court on Wednesday reinstated a decision by state regulators to deny a lottery license to the owner of several convenience and liquor stores based on a finding that he lacked “good moral character” despite being acquitted on rape charges. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted) )

A Massachusetts law intended to give defendants acquitted of criminal charges a fresh start by automatically sealing a court’s record does not prevent them or their attorneys from accessing the files, the state’s high court ruled on Tuesday. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted) )

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Pennsylvania’s highest court said Tuesday it would not hear an appeal of a decision clearing a Clinton County newspaper of libel claims over allegedly defamatory characterizations of theft charges on which a former county commissioner was eventually acquitted. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))