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May 21, 2013 By debsilva Leave a Comment

PLEASE SUPPORT FUNDING FOR CIVIL LEGAL AID! Imagine being a single parent of young children, facing serious illness, loss of employment due to that illness, the consequent loss of health insurance, and an eviction, all within a few … [Read more...]

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May 20, 2013 By debsilva Leave a Comment

PLEASE SUPPORT FUNDING FOR CIVIL LEGAL AID! Imagine being a single parent of young children, facing serious illness, loss of employment due to that illness, the consequent loss of health insurance, and an eviction, all within a few … [Read more...]

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Please add an “Access to Justice” section to the Democratic Platform

February 15, 2009 By AmberPaw 2 Comments

And I requested the addition of "access to justice" as one of the areas of the Democratic Platform.  Without access to the courts to enforce rights, or be protected against state action, no citizen has any rights at all. I note that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: access-to-justice, indigent-defense, legal-services

ICE Raids again – in Rhode Island Court Houses on July 15th

July 27, 2008 By AmberPaw 10 Comments

A clerk tipped off ICE that someone copied an ID card at the court house.  No criminal charges have been filed - only what ICE calls administrative charges for illegal entry. 12 of the at least 31 people taken by ICE were immediately … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: detainee, detention-center, ice, immigration, legal-services, raid, right-to-counsel

Update on New Bedford raid detainees

June 12, 2007 By AmberPaw Leave a Comment

There is an in-depth story at:  http://www.boston.co...The current count is reported as follows:42 deported137 still in locked custody, mostly in Texas146 released, but with pending immigration cases and bonds36 released at the factory … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: detainee, due-process, immigration, legal-services, new-bedford

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notoriousvog Notorious VOG @notoriousvog ·
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I'm a firm believer in data collection. I said it about #HandFreeBill b4 @RepChynahTyler sold us out to nativist House/Baker. Then, yrs later, SJC agreed bill was useless w/o data collection. As for a city race commission—to do what? Tell us Boston is racist?!🙄🤦🏾‍♂️#BOSpoli #MApoli

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AGREED💯!
“We need to look at the data at how often these incidents take place, the size of these organizations,…and orgs that are spewing similar hatred”[..]“The state can look and begin to collect data.” ~@Culpepper4Sen

Except Boston is a place for hate.🙄🤦🏾‍♂️ #BOSpoli #MApoli https://twitter.com/Culpepper4Sen/status/1544312043225989121

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noanonymouse Titorelli @noanonymouse ·
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MA is in the top 10 states for gun manufacturers. These merchants of death need to be shut down. I do not want to live in a state that benefits from the 40k people killed with fire arms each year. #MApoli

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votenursedan #NurseDanforCongress @votenursedan ·
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#EnergyCrisis #energy #mapoli #massgop

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notoriousvog Notorious VOG @notoriousvog ·
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AGREED💯!
“We need to look at the data at how often these incidents take place, the size of these organizations,…and orgs that are spewing similar hatred”[..]“The state can look and begin to collect data.” ~@Culpepper4Sen

Except Boston is a place for hate.🙄🤦🏾‍♂️ #BOSpoli #MApoli

Miniard Culpepper @Culpepper4Sen

“We need to look at the data at how often these incidents take place, the size of these organizations, … and organizations that are spewing similar hatred,” he said. “The state can look and begin to collect data.” #mapoli #bospoli #NoPlaceForHate
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/04/metro/black-leaders-call-race-commissions-wake-violent-white-supremacist-march-boston/

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mayordriscoll Kim Driscoll @mayordriscoll ·
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Enjoyed chatting this morning with Bill Newman on @WHMP about the LG’s race & issues impacting Western MA. We can’t be a thriving Commonwealth without vibrant cities & towns. I’m excited to leverage strong municipal experience to assist underserved communities across MA. #mapoli

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ocpfreports OCPF Reports @ocpfreports ·
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https://ocpf.us/Reports/PacReports #mapoli #pacandgo

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