Mass. Justices Say Town Can Take Northeastern U. Property

By Chris Villani ( September 3, 2026, 6:15 PM EDT) -- Massachusetts' top appellate court on Thursday granted a tiny Bay State town a win in an ongoing land battle with Northeastern University, finding that the community was within its rights to use eminent domain to take property the school had hoped to use to expand a research center....

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