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Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 5, 2026 · SJC 13854

Piper P. v. Barron B.

1 dissent. 1 concurrence.

What it’s about

This appeal involves the intersection of juvenile proceedings, harassment prevention orders issued under G. L. c. 258E, and the limits of judicial authority. The juvenile, who was in the fourth grade when these events occurred, asks this court to recognize a broader equitable authority to expunge harassment prevention orders later vacated for insufficient corroboration of the alleged harassment.

The opening of the court’s opinion.

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