In an hour-long hearing this morning before SJC Justice Francis Spina, lawyers for the Governor, Turnpike Authority chairman Matthew Amorello, and Authority board members Connaughton, Trimarco, and Pagliuca squared off on two issues: … [Read more...]
Supreme Judicial Court kills dog racing ballot question
The Supreme Judicial Court today decided that a proposed ballot question that would have outlawed dog racing, and would also have increased criminal penalties for offenses relating to dog fighting and other forms of animal cruelty, violated … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Supreme Judicial Court to announce decision on anti-marriage amendment today
UPDATE (by Charley): The SJC has upheld the certification, according to Boston.com.The Supreme Judicial Court has announced that the decision in Schulman v. Attorney General, the case challenging AG Tom Reilly's certification of the … [Read more...]
The Phoenix’s disgraceful editorial on the anti-marriage amendment
Want to know, as BMG regular Michael Forbes Wilcox asks, "why the left is losing"? Just read The Phoenix's editorial on the anti-marriage amendment scheduled to come up in this week's Constitutional Convention.Basically, the … [Read more...]
Tom Reilly’s tough spot: who will he represent in the Turnpike dust-up?
By the way, for the curious, here is the budget outside section at the heart of this issue:SECTION 117. Notwithstanding chapter 81A of the General Laws or any other general or special to the contrary, the term of the member of the … [Read more...]
Supreme Court reins in presidential powers in “war on terror”; says some Geneva Conventions apply
The Supreme Court decided the Hamdan case today, and it's a doozy. I haven't had a chance to read it yet, and I probably won't for a few days (family obligations, etc.). But here is a brief summary from Marty Lederman at … [Read more...]
Natalia Muñoz had great column on the Ben LaGuer case in today’s Springfield Republican
Muñoz explains the significance of a fingerprint report the prosecution hid for 18 years and goes on to point out that:LaGuer's lawyer, James Rehnquist, son of the late U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist, had argued before … [Read more...]
More fractured fairy tales from the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court "decided" the Tom DeLay Texas gerrymander case today. There was no opinion for the Court on most of the big issues. Here is the lineup - figure it out, if you can.Kennedy, J., announced the judgment of the … [Read more...]
Further thoughts on the Vermont campaign finance case
Well, there's a lot to talk about with this case. There's no majority opinion, so it's a little hard to figure out what the opinion actually stands for, but a couple of messages are clear.First: expenditure limits are toast. … [Read more...]
Supreme Court throws out Vermont’s campaign finance rules
In a long-awaited decision, the Supreme Court today threw out Vermont's strict campaign finance regulations. The challenged law limited not only contributions (like most campaign finance regimes) but also expenditures, as follows:Act … [Read more...]
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