Some bar advocates in Massachusetts are still refusing to take on new cases, rejecting a solution championed by state lawmakers this summer.

Trial court data showing 630 cases dismissed in Boston Municipal Court and 923 in District Court under the Lavallee protocol as of Tuesday.

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State lawmakers had hoped a $20 per hour bar advocate pay increase over two years would be enough. Pay raises for bar advocates in Massachusetts are part of the supplemental budget that Gov. Maura Healey signed into law Tuesday. What difference they'll make remains to be seen.

"Cases have been dismissed, and they've been refiled after the 45 days," said bar advocate Mark Perkins. "Now, they're up for being dismissed again because anoth

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