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We’ve Seen Federal Aggression With 'Illegals' Before — During Slavery The federal government cannot conscript state agencies to carry out federal law, write Judge Nancy Gertner and P. Sabin Willett. One day, the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement may go the way of the Fugitive Slave Acts.

State officials didn't have all the answers about what exact refunds would be available, but they might find some clarity in the status report filed to the Supreme Judicial Court by the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office and attorneys for the drug defendants, Daniel Marx, William Fick and Luke Ryan.

Here's what some 40,000 defendants could be paid due to Farak and Dookhan drug dismissals Some 40,000 people had charges dismissed due to falsified test results and stolen drugs by two state lab chemists.

The state owes money to 40,000 drug defendants whose convictions were overturned due to misconduct by state drug lab chemists.

After a year of work, the process of identifying how much money people are owed has proven “difficult and time-consuming,” according to a status report filed with the Supreme Judicial Court Tuesday by Attorney General Maura Healey’s office and attorneys for the drug defendants: Daniel Marx, William Fick and Luke Ryan.

Complex paper trail means Farak and Dookhan drug defendants must wait a few more months for reimbursement The state owes money to 40,000 drug defendants whose convictions were overturned due to misconduct by state drug lab chemists.