Law Offices of John G. Mateus, Esq.

06/19/2025

https://mateuslaw.com/2025/06/19/interview-at-the-karen-read-verdict-and-demonstration-with-justice-served-tv/

Great interview with JusticeServedTV’s Michel Bryant with Marc Randazza and myself on the day of the Karen Read verdict just outside the courthouse with the demonstrators, where we discuss some of First Amendment issues we fought for. First Amendment rights must always be defended. https://www.you...

05/29/2025

Proud to announce that in the Karen Read First Amendment buffer zone case, where we represented amici, the Federal District Court has enjoined the police from unconstitutional enforcement. Congrats to Marc Randazza who represented the plaintiffs!

In a federal case challenging the First Amendment buffer zone imposed in the Karen Read murder trial, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has enjoined the police from unconstitutionally enforcing Judge Cannone’s buffer zone order. See below. The U.S. District Court found that...

05/23/2025

Had a great interview with Rekieta Law the other day, all about our work on the Karen Read buffer zone, free speech, and the First Amendment. Thank you!

Attorney John G. Mateus joins me from the front lines in Canton, MA. John is Amici counsel for several organizations in the buffer zone case attached to the...

05/21/2025

Proud to say I was in court yesterday in Dedham with superstar First Amendment attorney Marc Randazza fighting on behalf of demonstrators, protesters, and journalists in the Karen Read trial.

05/15/2025

Karen Read judge revises Buffer Zone Order in response to First Circuit case in which The Law Offices of John G. Mateus filed an amicus brief.

Order is below.

04/29/2025

We are proud to announce that our firm has filed an amicus brief in the case of Grant, et al. v. Trial Court, docket no. 25-1380, in the First Circuit. Brief at link below.

Our firm filed this brief on behalf of amici the First Amendment Lawyers Association (FALA), the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), and the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA).

The appellants, who seek to demonstrate in relation to the second Karen Read murder trial, are challenging the trial court’s order barring demonstrations within a 200-ft. boundary of the courthouse.
The amici support the appellants’ challenge on First Amendment and Due Process grounds. This 200 Ft. Order unconstitutionally restricts both protesters and the journalists covering the trial.

Our firm stands forthright in favor of broad First Amendment and Due Process rights for all. Thank you to all who helped, and good luck to Marc Radnazza and the rest of the appellants’ legal team.

https://mateuslaw.com/2025/04/29/amicus-brief-filed-in-karen-read-related-appeal-in-support-of-the-first-amendment-rights/

04/01/2025

I will be representing a client in a criminal case involving an attack on his First Amendment rights. Contribute here to his defense fund.

David, a disabled U.S. Army veteran and small business owner, was charged with vandalism, criminal harassment, and a civil rights violation—all for tracing t...

02/13/2025

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly reported on our win in the Mass Appeals Court in the first-in-Massachusetts-history Japanese knotw**d liability case, securing for our clients their six-figure judgment .

Where plaintiffs who purchased a home in the defendants' development brought suit after they discovered that their yard was contaminated by Japanese knotw**d, an invasive and destructive plant, as well as large shards of glass and metal debris, the defendants' motion for a directed verdict should ha...

02/10/2025

Bloomberg Law on our recent win in the Massachusetts Appeals Court regarding Japanese knotw**d.

A seller can be held liable for an invasive w**d and other hazards scattered on a buyer’s property, a panel of Massachusetts Appeals Court judges held Friday.

02/10/2025

Proud of recent victory in the Massachusetts Appeals Court on a Japanese knotw**d case. Read about it here:

Today, the Law Offices of John G. Mateus, Esq. scored a victory in the Massachusetts Appeals Court on the first-ever Massachusetts jury verdict finding liability for Japanese knotw**d. The Appeals Court affirmed a six-figure recovery for our clients in the case of Trites v. Cricones. Decision linked...

09/09/2024

Wall Street Journal article on Japanese knotw**d and its threat to homeowners.

The invasive plant can grow up to 3 feet a week, wreaking havoc on your property or damaging the foundation of your home.

05/24/2024

Free Zoom webinar on Japanese knotw**d (aka Itadori knotw**d), the invasive species threatening yards and homes in North America and the U.K.