June 3, 2013 has seen a flurry of motions.  I assume they were filed in chronological sequence so for those interested and keeping track here’s what was filed. #962  Carney and Brennan (C&B) want the public to be able to sit during the jury selection process. Judge Casper has said she is going to close…

As you know on occasion I find some of the things the Boston Globe has done to be a little disconcerting. When I discover this I duly comment. However, like any living institution, sometimes it does things that have to be praised.  Here is an instance where it deserves great praise for an editorial it…

The jury in Whitey’s case will begin to be impaneled starting tomorrow. If I’m going to be attending the court hearings  I’ll be unable to venture far off base. So the emphasis on this blog will return to the matters surrounding Whitey while all the other matters that intrigue about the way our society operates…

Here’s a true story. As any of you who have followed me know that during my career as a prosecutor I did a lot of wiretaps. I did them in murder cases, organized crime cases, armed robberies, drug dealings, and anything that involved a group of people committing certain designated crimes. I used to also…

Did you ever hear the expression “going to hell in a handbag”? I’m not sure how it came about to describe something but that’s what thought occurred to me when I read this Boston Globe story. I know, I know, it was to be expected that after the Globe did a Spotlight Series the US…

Posted today is the following order: Full docket text for document 954: ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF HEARING as to James J. Bulger Jury Selection set for 6/4/2013 09:00 AM in Courtroom 11 before Judge Denise J. Casper. Jury Selection set for 6/5/2013 09:00 AM in Courtroom 11 before Judge Denise J. Casper. Jury Selection set for…