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Diversity of judicial
appointments
"Society cannot change the bench on its own. It has
to do it through its elected representatives."
MBA Chief Legal Counsel and
Chief Operating Officer Martin W. Healy, Boston Globe, August 10
Healy was quoted in a Globe
editorial about the diversity of Governor Deval L. Patrick's
judicial appointments during his term in office. With Patrick's
recent appointment of the Hon. Geraldine S. Hines, the first black
female justice, the Supreme Judicial Court now has a majority of
female members for the first time.
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Criminal charge for Facebook
posting
"I don't see how that would be
threatening or menacing behavior as was described in the Chou case.
I don't think (the Creeden case) rises to the level of a criminal
case."
MBA Treasurer Robert W.
Harnais, The Herald News (Fall River), August
11
Harnais spoke to the Herald News for a story on the
case of a Fall River man who will be arraigned on a criminal charge
after allegedly posting a photo of the city's corporation counsel
on Facebook with a sexually explicit caption. According to Harnais,
there is a difference between posting written comments in a public
forum, such as a high school building, and Facebook, where users
create accounts and search for content.
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Of Note:
- MBA Past Criminal Justice Section Chair Peter Elikann was
featured as a live guest on FOX 25 to provide insight on the Aaron
Hernandez case (Aug. 11) and discuss the latest developments in the
Abby Hernandez kidnapping case (Aug. 13).