WORCESTERâ The lawyer for a woman ordered by state police to remove a video from her Web site wants a federal judge to impose sanctions against Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly and state police Superintendent Thomas G. Robbins for filing … [Read more...]
Leominster Mom Going To Court
... keep the video but cut the sound.No Deal, says Jean. We'll meet you in court.Today's T&G reports:Ms. Jeanâs lawyer, Daniel J. Shea of Houston, wants the federal court to rule that the state law in question is unconstitutional as … [Read more...]
“Bail reduced for man accused of Internet death threats”
The case against the Marlborough police officer who allegedly threatened to put a gun to Pechonis's son's head - kicking off this whole bruhaha - is being dropped. The MetroWest Daily News article reports: Also, a case involving … [Read more...]
Web video case could render Mass. law unconstitutional
As alkali pointed out in his comment to this blog on Feb. 16 regarding Commonwealth v. Hyde:The SJC opinion holding that that the law against recording private conversations without the consent of all parties extends to interactions with … [Read more...]
Leominster Mom Sues Tom Reilly
Attorney General and declared candidate for governor Thomas Reilly can't be too thrilled about having his name appear in a lawsuit surrounding the shenanigans of Worcester District Attorney John Conte's State Police unit.But there it is. … [Read more...]
Paul Pechonis and the Slippery Slope
The charge against Pechonis was posting comments on one of his Web sites construed as being threatening to a police officer and a judge. Don't get me wrong. I don't condone those kinds of comments, and I wouldn't make them myself. But I am … [Read more...]
Boston’s Channel 5 Covers Leominster Web site Controversy
(cross posted with retire conte in 2006)The Boston Channel, aka Channel 5, aired a report this evening on Mary Jean's battle with the State Police over her Web site postings. Click here to see the report. … [Read more...]
You Heard It Here First
The Boston Herald's Laurel J. Sweet has been poking around on the Leominster Mom anti-Conte Web site story. Tom Reilly take notice. … [Read more...]
Dan Shea: SCOTUS Precedent Protects Web Site
The police came to Mr. Pechonis's door to arrest him. He did not resist in any way. Once he was in handcuffs the police proceeded to swarm his home without showing a search warrant. That kind of intimidation tactic is outrageous and … [Read more...]
T&G Cover’s Leominster Mom’s Website Battle
Today's Worcester Telegram & Gazette has an excellent article on yesterday's hearing in MARY T. JEAN vs. MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE. Read it here or here. … [Read more...]