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Boston Law Department defends Trust Act in federal court, outlines FY27 budget pressures
Summary
Corporation Counsel Michael Firestone told the Council the Law Department's FY27 budget is about $10.9 million, reported $2.623 million in FY26 outside-counsel spending, and said the department is defending multiple federal actions including a challenge to the city's Trust Act.
The City of Boston's Law Department told the Ways and Means committee on April 23 that it is carrying a lean staff while defending a series of federal cases and supporting ongoing municipal operations. Corporation Counsel Michael Firestone said the department's FY27 proposed budget is about $10.9 million and that roughly $2.623 million was spent on outside counsel in FY26.
"We are defending the Trust Act in court," Sam Denning, the Law Department's chief of staff and policy, told the committee, saying the federal government is seeking to invalidate parts of the Trust Act that limit honoring federal detainer requests and restrict certain information-sharing…
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