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Whither Chelsea District Court?

May 15, 2012 By tedf

Surely not even EBIII is on board with Representative O'Flaherty's proposal to transfer the Chelsea District Court from the District Court to the Boston Municipal Court. The Globe suggests Rep. O'Flaherty is seeking to make the move over … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: chelsea, cjam, courts, mulligan, romney

What the GITMO Files Reveal About State Secrecy

April 27, 2011 By ACLUm blog

by Kade Crockford As researcher Darryl Li points out, most of the Wikileaks Gitmo dump consists of US intelligence “’detainee assessments’ that reveal more about the inner fantasy world of the US intelligence apparatus than who the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bush, courts, gitmo, gtmo, guantanamo, guantanamo-bay, justice, leaks, liberty, marines, military, military commissions, obama, rule-of-law, secrecy, us, war-on-terror, wikileaks

How to cut costs without costing anything

March 26, 2009 By lawyermom

It's time to get creative in finding ways to cut expenditures.  One obvious place that doesn't seem to have been looked at is the criminal code.   Property crimes are divided into misdemeanors and felonies primarily by dollar … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: courts, crime, juveniles

Governor’s Chief Legal Counsel writes to Mass Lawyer’s Weekly – and AmberPaw comments

April 23, 2008 By AmberPaw

First, the courts are the major protection of liberty, and of the rights of minorities of all varieties against the tyranny of the majority.  Without an independent judiciary, same sex marriage would not be the law in our State, for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ben-clements, chief-legal-counsel, court-appointed-attorneys, courts, deval-patrick, independent-judiciary, indigent-defense, mitt-romney, same-sex-marriage

Dear DSS: Adoption is no cure-all – especially when the system is BROKEN

December 4, 2007 By AmberPaw

In 2001, I was assigned by a judge to represent two girls, ages 8 and 10.  The parental rights of their mother and father were terminated - in New York.  New York sent these girls across state lines to be adopted at ages 2 and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 5th-amendment, courts, federal-first-circuit-court-of-appeals, judiciary, kennedy, rule-of-law

ICE agents trolling in District Courts – WARNING

November 1, 2007 By AmberPaw

I consider this very serious development.  This could impact access to justice.  Women could be afraid to file restraining orders.  Witnesses and victimes alike could become afraid to testify.  This has not hit the press … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: access-to-justice, courts, ice, immigration

Trial Court issues report on Reforming the Small Claims system – asks for comments

August 21, 2007 By AmberPaw

The Boston Globe did a special expose, called "Debtor's Hell", dated July 20, 2007 which is now archived.Here is an excerpt:She had reason to be stunned: The debt was at least five years old. And she'd never gotten notice of the lawsuit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: abuses, chief-justice-mulligan, courts, debt-collectors, notice-and-comment, small-claims

New Chief Justice sought for Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts

August 6, 2007 By AmberPaw

Nomination Sought for Position of Chief Justice of the Probate and Family CourtChief Justice Dunphy of the Probate and Family Court is retiring on September 28, 2007.Robert Mulligan, the Chief Justice for Administration and Management … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: courts, judge, justice, massachusetts, mulligan, nomination

Patrick asks Department Heads to provide plans for Cuts

January 19, 2007 By AmberPaw

2.  Our roads and bridges are crunmbling around us.3.  Our higher education system is so poorly funded, we are 47th in the nation and one of only two states with no public law school [I say this  as a Michigan native where … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, courts, cuts, deval-patrick, governor, leadership, planning, services

Why isn’t there a working group in the Patrick/Murray Transition Team on Administration of Justice?

November 29, 2006 By AmberPaw

There really does need to be a "working group" on Administration of Justice.  Why:Well, for starters, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the ONLY state where there is a separate line item for each court.  What happens is if the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: courts, criminal-law, delivery-of-legal-services, justice

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progressivemass Progressive Mass @progressivemass ·
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Starting soon! Our roundtable with @CommonStartMA on parents and child care/early. Join us!

#mapoli #MARunsOnChildcare

Sign up at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpce-orjkoEtfpNYy9fXw99r72x9PRAh3v

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rachelnmiselman Rachel Nicole @rachelnmiselman ·
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I think that you mean *Atkinson* Street. 😉 @seroxbury

#bospoli #mapoli

South End - Roxbury Community Partnership @seroxbury

The public health approach is to contain people on Akitson Street living in tents!

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dspangallo Dominick Pangallo @dspangallo ·
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“‘It’s a pivotal moment for #SalemMA, and I feel strongly that we can’t go backwards,’ Dominick told GBH News Wednesday. ‘We have a strong foundation to build on and keep moving our city forward as a place that works for everyone.’”

#mapoli

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2023/03/29/pangallo-harrington-move-ahead-in-salems-special-mayoral-preliminary

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mysteriousrook Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook ·
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I support trans rights, yet I can’t help notice the growing and historically new and weird trend of protesting at your statehouse for because of what other state legislatures are doing, things that your legislature is firmly on record being against. #mapoli

SenRobynKennedy @senrobynkennedy

The message is simple: Protect Trans Kids.

We must ensure that our kids feel safe and protected as they pursue a life free of discrimination and danger because of who they are.

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mysteriousrook Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook ·
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Let me just say loud and clear - to transit twitter, to the governor, to the legislature, and everyone else in #mapoli: Transit Matters has been wrong for years in their predictions of what is and is not possible at MBTA.

TransitMatters @transitmatters

"Let me just say loud & clear—to him, to the governor, to the legislature—if [Phil Eng] only has the resources that he has today, he will fail because they're not enough."

Tune in to our Board Member @JimAloisi on @GreaterBoston ↓ https://twitter.com/GBHNews/status/1640750597069570051

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lydiamedwards Lydia Edwards @lydiamedwards ·
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Thank you @SenJohnVelis for inviting me to speak with Housing Authorities in your district! #mapoli #bospoli

Senator John Velis @SenJohnVelis

Grateful to my friend and @MA_Senate Housing Chair, @LydiaMEdwards, for taking the time today to meet with Housing Authorities in my district.

We had a productive conversation on how we can improve CHAMP (MA Common Housing Application) and support our Public Housing Authorities.

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