Last Tuesday, Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States (CARERS) Act, the first time in history a comprehensive bill to legalize … [Read more...]
Kids Need Love Most When They Deserve It Least
There is disturbing a trend in Massachusetts and across America that is leading us to be more punitive in how we address juvenile crime. Anyone who thinks that teenagers should be released back into society because they are a minor doesn't … [Read more...]
‘Pro-Legal Immigrant’ and Ignorant
The previous lesson dealt with how anti-migrant advocates divorce the law from justice. Migrant suffering cannot be justified simply because they "broke the law". The law is supposed to serve justice. Even more ridiculous, … [Read more...]
Why isn’t there a working group in the Patrick/Murray Transition Team on Administration of Justice?
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...]