Just a little Supreme Court footnote here. Back in January of 2012, the Court decided United States v. Jones, an interesting Fourth Amendment case that posed the question whether attaching a GPS device to a car without the owner's … [Read more...]
Archives for June 23, 2013
Why I’ll Vote for Ed Markey Tuesday
I will be voting for Ed Markey this Tuesday in part to honor my mother and father. Despite starting their American journey without much money, from the very beginning they believed strongly in the idea of being their brother's … [Read more...]
Supreme Court watch: big, big stuff coming this week
This week promises to be a truly blockbuster week in the history of the Supreme Court of the United States. In three hugely contentious areas - affirmative action, same-sex marriage, and voting rights - the Court is expected to issue … [Read more...]
This boring, trivial, lame, extremely consequential race.
Globe's Yvonne Abraham (who otherwise is decent) really put the capper on a season of media whining: This Senate race is so BORING! I can really do without this. Joan Vennochi, on the other hand, notes that something that matters has been … [Read more...]
Who shot Wilfredo Justiniano ?
Last week there was a "violent confrontation" on Rte 28 in Quincy in which Justiniano was shot and killed by a state trooper. At the time the name of the state trooper was not released. Since then there hasn't been anything on the Boston … [Read more...]
Jeff Jacoby, Globe Employee and Close Friend of Alan Dershowitz, Now Putting Out Propaganda on Bill Bulger
Okay folks, a little background. Alan Dershowitz is a very funny looking and very obnoxious man who is also very smart on the constitution. Unfortunately for funny looking and obnoxious Alan, he grew up in Brooklyn. Lots of everyone in … [Read more...]
RAW VIDEO: Joe Biden’s motorcade in Southie
Click on this link to watch the Vice President's motorcade drive out of Castle Island: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=jIBxNgfLvmM At 1:30PM on 6/22/13, Vice President Joe Biden and his motorcade … [Read more...]