[UPDATE: I just called the Committee's office, to see if it could provide me with a copy of the rule. They transferred me to Rep. O'Flaherty's office, where a very nice staffer told me that the Joint Committee does not have its own rules, … [Read more...]
My Open Letters to Chairman Walsh and Chairwoman Nassour [Updated]
[UPDATE: Via Twitter, Representative Dan Winslow has endorsed my proposed Rules amendment. Thanks, Dan--you'll be on the "Hall of Fame" page when the website goes up. Democrats/John Walsh, don't let me down!] Regarding the … [Read more...]
Amend Rule 1D!
(Well, I admit, "Amend Rule 1D!" doesn't have a good ring to it, like "Fifty-four Forty or Fight!", but I'm still thinking of alternative slogans. I do, however, already have a chant: "Hey, hey, ho, ho / Testimony's public, No?") Over … [Read more...]
Rep. O’Flaherty Digs Himself a Deeper Hole
I hope I'm not violating a rule against multiple posts one one day, but I am on the warpath. I had sent Rep. O'Flaherty an email privately, asking him to reconsider his policy in somewhat more temperate terms than I did in my prior post. … [Read more...]
Representative O’Flaherty: Are You Kidding Me?
Thanks to those of you who have gotten in touch with me about my quest to obtain copies of the testimony given at the recent Joint Judiciary Committee hearing on the Uniform Foreign-Court Money Judgment Act, and thanks to those (I'm looking … [Read more...]
Foiled! Letters Blogatory Turned Away At The Statehouse [updated]
Cross-posted from Letters Blogatory. There was a hearing today before the Joint Committee on the Judiciary of the Massachusetts legislature regarding the Uniform Foreign Court Money Judgment Act, which Massachusetts may adopt. The bill … [Read more...]
Whitey Bulger and Pakistan
Do you remember the indignation at Pakistan's government after the killing of Osama bin Laden? The common reaction was: either the Pakistanis knew where he was, in which case they were duplicitous, or they didn't know where he was, in which … [Read more...]
Religious Freedom Alert!
There is a movement afoot to ban male circumcision in the United States. The question will be on the ballot in San Francisco this fall and may be on the ballot in Santa Monica in 2012. There has been a similar effort in Massachusetts over … [Read more...]
Bloggers and FOIA
Hi, BMG! I haven't been posting much here recently, as my new blogging project has taken up the time I have to devote to the blogosphere. Those of you who have your own blogs might be interested in my recent FOIA experience. I submitted a … [Read more...]
Farewell, Peter Gomes!
The Globe reported today that the Rev. Peter Gomes, the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals at Harvard and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church, has died. When I was in law school, I was lucky enough to sing with the Harvard University … [Read more...]
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