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Internet activist Aaron Swartz, seen here at a conference in May 2012, committed suicide in January. (peretzp/flickr)

Documents to be released in Aaron Swartz hacking case

A judge on Monday ordered the release of previously sealed documents in the criminal hacking case against Internet activist Aaron Swartz.

MIT officer recalled as supportive, caring hero

MIT Officer Sean Collier was remembered by friends, family, law enforcement and the vice president during a campus memorial service.

PHOTOS: MIT Officer Sean Collier memorial service

Thousands of people attended the memorial service for MIT Officer Sean Collier who was allegedly killed by the accused Marathon bombers.

MIT police officer Sean Collier, 26, was killed last Thursday.

Thousands expected at memorial service for MIT officer

Law enforcement officers from around the U.S. were expected to pay their respects to slain MIT police officer Sean Collier at a campus memorial service Wednesday.

A hearse carries the body of slain MIT police officer Sean Collier near the Town Common in Wilmington, April 20, 2013. Credit: Dominick Reuter/Reuters

MIT officer Sean Collier to be buried Tuesday

Family and friends will gather Tuesday in Stoneham to say a final goodbye to MIT police officer Sean Collier, who was killed last Thursday night.

Transit Police officer Richard Donohue poses with his friend, fallen MIT Campus Police Officer Sean Collier, 26, who was shot and killed during an altercation with the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects Thursday night.

MBTA officer Richard Donohue in critical condition following shootout with Boston bombing suspects

Officials at Mt. Auburn Hospital in Cambridge gave an update today on the condition of MBTA Transit Police Officer Richard Donohue, 33, who was severely wounded during a shoot out with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects Thursday night.

A police officer with gun drawn searches for a suspect on April 19, 2013 in Watertown, Massachusetts. Earlier, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus police officer was shot and killed late Thursday night at the school's campus in Cambridge. A short time later, police reported exchanging gunfire with alleged carjackers in Watertown, a city near Cambridge. It's not clear whether the shootings are related or whether either are related to the Boston Marathon bombing. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Chaos in Watertown, Cambridge Thursday night and early Friday

Boston Marathon bombings: Chaos in Watertown, Cambridge

Police officers secure a school building at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) near where a police officer was reportedly shot in Cambridge, Massachusetts April 18, 2013. REUTERS/Kristyn

Police officer shot to death at MIT

A police officer for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was shot to death on Thursday night.

"Life of Pi 2" will be filmed at MIT. (J/K)

Boston’s best April Fools news: Life of Pi 2, Downtown Crossing Abbey, late-night T service

Today is a day of tom foolery, so it comes as no surprise that local groups and media outlets are getting in on the April Fools’ Day fun. Here is a handful of Metro favorite Boston-area news story pranks.

(Updated) MIT email canceling classes called a hoax

MIT said that just after 1 a.m. some members of the school were sent a hoax e-mail that pretended to be from President L. Rafael Reif and canceled classes.