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What’s Next In The Belfast Project Case?
While we wait for the hearing in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, it seems clear that the field of battle is going to shift from the courts here in Boston to Washington. McIntyre and Moloney have been lobbying on the issue, and they have garnered some support from Senator John Kerry.……
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Belfast Project Hearing Wrap-up
Thanks to all of you who followed along with the liveblog or commented! I enjoyed covering the event for you. As predicted, this turned out to be an easy case—so easy that the government’s lawyer barely had to say two words. There was really no answer, on a doctrinal level, to the judge’s observation that……
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Belfast Project Live Blog
Welcome to the Letters Blogatory liveblog of the Belfast Project hearing! I expect to start blogging shortly before the hearing begins, at 2 p.m. EST (7 p.m. GMT). Please join in with your comments and questions, or you can tweet using the hashtag #blogatory. Below the liveblog window, you’ll find the key documents at issue……
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Belfast Project: The Government Moves for Reconsideration
A hat tip to Chris Bray, who has posted the government’s motion for reconsideration of Judge Young’s order. I had noted the possibility of a government challenge to the order, but I’m a little surprised that the government wasn’t satisfied with what it got. The government points out that Boston College had not reviewed the……
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Breaking News: New Ruling in the Belfast Project Case
Yesterday, Judge Young ruled that most of the interviews Boston College turned over to him for in camera inspection need not be produced in response to the government’s second subpoena. The decision doesn’t rest on any high constitutional principles. Rather, the gist of the judge’s decision is that most of the materials are not within……