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Justice Elizabeth N. Dewar in a black judicial robe against wood paneling. — Justice Elizabeth N. Dewar of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in her official portrait, dated 2024. Dewar wrote the court's unanimous Oct. 6, 2026 opinion in Commonwealth v. Goncalves. Credit: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

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SJC says nude photo sent only to its subject is not dissemination under state law

The court reversed Clerence H. Goncalves's conviction for sending the photo and upheld his conviction for secretly taking it. The ruling concerns Massachusetts's secret-photography law.

Published Oct 8, 2026