BMG denizen Speaking Out has periodically posted updates (including one yesterday) on the long-running saga of Ben LaGuer, who was convicted of rape in 1983 and is serving his sentence in MCI-Shirley, but who has consistently maintained his … [Read more...]
Deval Patrick & Benjamin LaGuer?
I just got a call from Boston Herald reporter Dave Wedge to say he's doing a story for tomorrow's paper based on a testimonial on the Ben LaGuer Web site (among many) which reads:I therefore have serious misgivings about the … [Read more...]
BOSTON-AREA NATIONAL TEACH-IN ON IMPEACHMENT
BOSTON-AREA NATIONAL TEACH-IN ON IMPEACHMENT Sponsored by: The Center for Constitutional Rights & Bostonians for the Overthrow of King George!When:Wed. August, 30, 2006, 7:00-10:00 pmWhere:The Democracy Centerhttp://www.bostonmob... 45 … [Read more...]
Reilly Appeal of Arrest Video Injunction Posted to Conte2006.com
Harvard Biologist Weighs in on LaGuer Case
With the approaching showdown this fall in the SJC expect to see more voices joining those wanting a full investigation of whether Benjamin LaGuer got a raw deal when he was convicted of rape 23 years ago. He is still in prison because he … [Read more...]
Ben LaGuer in the Valley Advocate
LaGuer Reconsidered: For 23 years, Ben LaGuer has maintained his innocence. That's only kept him in jail longer on a rape conviction. What now?by Eric Goldscheider - August 17, 2006On a warm and rainy October evening in 1980, three Puerto … [Read more...]
Dan Kennedy Gets it on the Tom Reilly / Mary Jean video controversy
Dan Kennedy at his blog Media Nation shows that he totally gets it with regard to the Pechonis arrrest video now (thanks to the magic of YouTube) circulating on the Internet. And circulating it is. … [Read more...]
Does Tom Reilly Oppose Free Speech?
.... Mary Jean one of his 2006 "muzzle awards" rightly noticed that this might just be a case about improper use of the State Police for political ends. This is how Kennedy summed it up:Massachusetts State PoliceWeb activist threatened over … [Read more...]
On The Horizon
There's news to report on the Benjamin LaGuer case.The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC)of Massachusetts posted a filing schedule to its docket.It is as follows:LaGuer's attorney, James C. Rehnquist of Goodwin Procter, has been asked to submit … [Read more...]
Kelo redux: the debate over eminent domain
Was Kelo a significant change in the law? Five Justices of the Supreme Court said no, and four said yes. So there's no clear answer to that question.But one thing about Kelo had never been expressly stated by the Supreme Court … [Read more...]
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