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Renowned lawyer defending Duxbury mother Lindsay Clancy has a history of tackling crimes driven by severe mental illness

Defense attorney Kevin Reddington has won several high-profile cases in his lengthy career, and is prepared to demonstrate Lindsay Clancy acted out of mental instability when she killed her three children.
Judge permits forensic psychologist to examine Lindsay Clancy as she awaits arraignment in deadly attack on her children

Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer said she was on 13 different drugs for mood disorders, anxiety, and psychosis. Was she over medicated?

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Biden may have spiked NH’s first primary to avoid a challenger. Ironically, he just made it easier for someone like Bernie Sanders to run.
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EMTs provided no care for 19 minutes after police beat Tyre Nichols

The two emergency medical technicians who first arrived to treat Tyre Nichols after he was severely beaten by Memphis police officers did not provide any care for 19 minutes after getting to the scene, a regulatory agency concluded Friday as it voted to suspend their licenses.
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The Chiefs are looking a lot like the dynasty Patriots. Having the best quarterback certainly helps.

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His four years in Brooklyn have been disastrous at best, with this latest episode of the soap opera making the rest of the league laugh.

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Renowned lawyer defending Duxbury mother Lindsay Clancy has a history of tackling crimes driven by severe mental illness

Defense attorney Kevin Reddington has won several high-profile cases in his lengthy career, and is prepared to demonstrate Lindsay Clancy acted out of mental instability when she killed her three children.

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