A petition to overrule Richard J. Sinnot, a judge who upheld the charges against more than three dozen people arrested during the Straight Pride Parade, was filed by Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins on Wednesday night. “The judge ignored the clear and unambiguous constraints placed on the judiciary by the separation of powers,” Rollins wrote….
The hotly debated Straight Pride Parade was held in Boston on Saturday, as a group of marchers walked to City Hall surrounded by hundreds of protesters. The organizers of the march, part of Super Happy Fun America, have said that the event is inclusive for all and is not anti-gay. The group advocates for straight…
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, BC ’09, appeared before the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Financial Services on July 23 to support increasing taxes and fees on ride-sharing services.
Steve Pemberton, BC ’89, announced his challenge against sitting Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, BC ’68 and BC Law ’72, in a launch video Tuesday.
Walsh’s $3.49 billion proposal was passed unanimously. The budget increased by $176 million from last year and focused on education, the transportation plan Go Boston 2030, housing, and public safety.
If passed, the bill would make abortion legal in Mass. regardless of whether or not the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision is overturned in the coming years.
Steve Pemberton, BC ’89, Hon. ’15, is “considering” challenging incumbent Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, BC ’68, J.D. ’72, for Markey’s seat in Congress’s most prestigious chamber, according to a Boston Globe report.
“Much as she might have wanted to get rid of the case, she could not admit to something she does not believe to be true,” said Francis Herrmann, S.J., a professor at Boston College Law School, in an email to The Heights. “If, however, the US Attorney’s offer would not have required her to make an admission of guilt, it is harder to understand why she turned down the offer. Perhaps she wants the authoritative voice of a jury of citizens to declare to the public that she is not guilty.”
Seth Moulton, representative for the 6th District of Massachusetts, announced his bid for the 2020 presidential election on Monday in a video posted on his 2020 campaign website.
Jose Martin Paz Flores sat in the chambers of Boston City Council yesterday and told the room about the time he was injured at work in 2017. He had been in the United States for a few years—living in Florida before he moved to Massachusetts—and was working for a construction company when he sustained a…
