For Love of Whitey Bulger

by | Sep 28, 2015 | Amicus, Uncategorized

Whitey Bulger and Catherine Greig were two lovebirds who went into hiding from 1995-2011.  They never married.  Had they tied the knot during the period in which they were known as “Charlie” and “Carol,” Catherine Greig might not be facing new charges relating to her...
Religious Liberty and the Unsafe Space Movement

Religious Liberty and the Unsafe Space Movement

by | Apr 5, 2015 | Amicus, LGBTQ Rights

There is nothing new about statewide Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (“RFRA”). After the Supreme Court held that the federal RFRA did not apply to the states, about two dozen states in the South and Midwest passed statewide versions of the federal law preventing...

Condemn, Don’t Convict, for “Graft”

by | Feb 28, 2015 | Amicus, Criminal Justice

When news broke that Maureen McDonnell had been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for alleged crimes she committed alongside her husband, former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, the New York Times ran a perfunctory piece titled, “Former First Lady of...