This is still a work in progress; this draft shadows the format of the Draft Platform better and is, I hope clearer. The Amendment would seek to strike out what is currently in the Draft Platform as Aritcle VIII and insert the … [Read more...]
Proposed Amendment to Article VIII of the Draft Democratic Platform – lets talk about JUSTICE
What bothered me, personally, the most about the draft platform is that while it had plenty to say about "tough on crime" and law enforcement, the Draft Platform says nothing about access to justice, nothing about an independent judiciary, … [Read more...]
Governor’s Chief Legal Counsel writes to Mass Lawyer’s Weekly – and AmberPaw comments
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...]
Yesterday’s rally of Lawyers in support of the Pakistani Lawyers
The President of the Asian Bar Association, as well as Amnesty International, the Hispanic Bar Association and others spoke. I recognized members of the distric attorneys staff, senior partners from law firms, the Executive Director … [Read more...]