BOSTON — The U.S. Marshal’s Service says Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger is out of the hospital and back in jail, where’s he awaits trial for his alleged role in 19 slayings.

BOSTON — Law enforcement sources tell WBUR the 83-year-old was taken to Boston Medical Center early Sunday after complaining of chest pains.

BOSTON — James “Whitey” Bulger’s trial is scheduled to begin in March, but his lawyers say they need more time to prepare.

BOSTON — The federal judge presiding over the trial of Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger has refused a defense lawyer’s request to recuse himself.

BOSTON — The ex-mobster’s lawyers say the current trial date infringes on Bulger’s constitutional rights to effective assistance of counsel and due process of law.

BOSTON — Attorney J.W. Carney said former U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Jeremiah O’Sullivan granted Bulger immunity.

BOSTON — The government insists anything past March is unacceptable, the judge says March is still on, but the defense says it can’t possibly be ready.

BOSTON — J. W. Carney Jr. said the defense can’t possibly finish reviewing the massive volume of documents in the case until at least May.

BOSTON — A federal judge has told lawyers for Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger that she won’t delay the start of Bulger’s trial.

BOSTON — A judge has ruled that the family of one of “Whitey” Bulger’s alleged victims can continue with a lawsuit against FBI agents who monitored the mobster while he was an informant.

BOSTON — James “Whitey” Bulger’s lawyer says prosecutors are drowning the defense with repetitive pre-trial documents.

Teresa Stanley, who will be buried Tuesday, started out on “Whitey” Bulger’s run as a fugitive. And her sense of betrayal might have brought Bulger down earlier — if only the FBI had gone to see her.

Richard Stearns is the judge in “Whitey” Bulger’s trial. But Stearns’ time in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston and his relationship with the FBI’s director have Bulger’s defense and some observers raising questions.

BOSTON — Former Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger will testify about his claim that he was given immunity by the Justice Department for any crimes he committed.

BOSTON — Bulger’s attorneys had argued that Judge Richard Stearns should recuse himself from the case because of his previous work as a federal prosecutor.

BOSTON — The defense argued that Judge Richard Stearns should step down because he was a federal prosecutor when Bulger allegedly was committing crimes with impunity while an FBI informant.

BOSTON — Bulger’s attorney filed a motion last month to remove Judge Richard Stearns because he was a top federal prosecutor during a period when Bulger is accused of having committed crimes with impunity.

Lawyers for James “Whitey” Bulger argue that he has an immunity deal with the government that protects him from prosecution.

BOSTON — A lawyer for mobster James “Whitey” Bulger has repeatedly said he cannot be ready by Nov. 5, the current trial date.

BOSTON — Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger had a shelf filled with books about gangsters, including several about himself, when he was captured in California last year after 16 years on the run.