Karen Read's defense is arguing the SJC should dismiss two of the charges in her high-profile case before she goes on trial again early next year.

Karen Read is appealing a judge's decision not to dismiss two criminal charges she faces in connection with the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend.

This issue is one of existential importance — not merely to Ms. Read, but to the very foundation of the constitutional safeguards that protect her,” Read's lawyers wrote.

Attorneys for Karen Read filed a 77-page brief with the state's highest court on Wednesday, arguing that the state’s continued push to retry her would amount to unconstitutional double jeopardy.

Karen Read is seeking to delay a wrongful death lawsuit until her criminal trial in connection with the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend is done

Karen Read's attorneys on Wednesday filed a motion to delay a trial on a wrongful death lawsuit until after her criminal trial, arguing it violates her Fifth Amendment rights. But an attorney for John O'Keefe's family said the argument doesn't work,

Karen Read is trying to delay a wrongful death lawsuit that was filed by John O'Keefe's family. Yahoo Personal Finance