The Committee for Public Counsel Services yesterday sued State Police for refusing to hand over what the group says are public records on everything from criminal cases against troopers to information on trooper use of software that turns phones into surveillance tools. Read more.
Jeffrey Pyle writes about the legal wrangling with BPD over documents from a long-closed murder case that ultimately led to Frederick Clay being freed after 38 years for a Roslindale murder for which he had always maintained his innocence - and why that should matter to you.
Public information of city government isn't available for people pursuing their civic interests. An example of an appeal...
ENSE PETIT PLACIDAM SVB LIBERTATE QVIETEM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_of_Massachusetts
The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts
William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth
Public Records Division
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcrmu/rmuidx.htm
Alan N. Cote
Supervisor of Records
pre at sec.state.ma.us
By John Markoff
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/27/business/li...
The Boston Public Library is also interested in scanning local Boston and Massachusetts documents and is in the process of creating its own digital archive.
Supreme Judicial Court and Appeals Court of Massachusetts
Public Case Information
http://www.ma-appellatecourts.org/display_docket.p...
[State Seal]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_of_Massachusetts
APPEALS COURT
Panel Cases
Case Docket
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KEVIN MCCREA & others vs. MICHAEL F. FLAHERTY & another
http://www.ma-appellatecourts.org/display_docket.p...
2007-P-0224
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CASE HEADER
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